The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPunta de Agua is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Punta de Agua had a population of 68. The CDP is in the western part of the county, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Mountainair along New Mexico State Road 55, which continues northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Manzano. The Quarai unit of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is in the southwest part of the CDP.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Punta de Agua 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.
Start Punta de Agua’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Punta de Agua’s history is told.
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1 historic place in Punta de Agua
1 place in Punta de Agua is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.