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Loco Hills’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Loco Hills is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Loco Hills had a population of 68. Loco Hills has a post office with ZIP code 88255. U.S. Route 82 passes through the community. It is within the Artesia Public Schools school district. Artesia High School is the school district's sole comprehensive high school.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 126 to 68 (-46%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Loco Hills 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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Loco Hills, 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 Loco Hills is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Loco Hills has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Willie D. Atkeson House in Artesia, 24.4 miles away.

Loco Hills and the nearest listed places

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Willie D. Atkeson HouseDr. Robert M. Ross HouseMauldin-Hall HouseEdward R. Gesler HouseBaskin BuildingArtesia Residential Historic District

Closest to Loco Hills

Willie D. Atkeson HouseArtesia · Building24.4miDr. Robert M. Ross HouseArtesia · Built 190424.5miMauldin-Hall HouseArtesia · Building24.5miEdward R. Gesler HouseArtesia · Built 190724.6miBaskin BuildingArtesia · Built 190524.6mi

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. Willie D. Atkeson House’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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📜 Lake Arthur📜 Artesia📜 Hagerman📜 Carlsbad
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