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History · Cuyamungue Grant

Cuyamungue Grant’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cuyamungue Grant is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cuyamungue Grant had a population of 184.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 226 to 184 (-19%). Half of its homes were built before 2002.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cuyamungue Grant yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Cuyamungue Grant

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Maria MartinezMaria MartinezSan Ildefonso Pueblo · 8 miManuel LujanManuel LujanSan Ildefonso Pueblo · 8 miScott TiptonScott TiptonEspañola · 12 miEDEdward DozierSanta Clara Pueblo · 10 miAbbie ConantAbbie ConantTesuque · 8 miPatricia D. LopezPatricia D. LopezEspañola · 12 mi
By decade

Cuyamungue Grant, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cuyamungue Grant is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cuyamungue Grant has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pueblo of Nambe in Nambe, 3.1 miles away.

Cuyamungue Grant and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Cuyamungue Grant. Tap a dot.
Pueblo of NambePueblo of TesuqueLas AcequiasIgnacio Roybal HouseLujan-Ortiz HouseAlbert Schmidt House and Studio

Closest to Cuyamungue Grant

Pueblo of NambeNambe · Built 15403.1miPueblo of TesuqueTesuque Pueblo · District3.2miLas AcequiasNambe · Built 19313.3miIgnacio Roybal HouseJacona · Building4miLujan-Ortiz HouseJaconita · Building4.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Pueblo of Nambe’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Española📜 Santa Fe📜 Pecos📜 Jemez Springs
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