San Patricio, New Mexico
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| San Patricio | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 San Patricio
|
|
| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Lincoln |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 88348 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
San Patricio is a very small community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located on the Rio Ruidoso and U.S. Highway 70, between the communities of Hondo and Glencoe. It is just east of the Lincoln National Forest. The community is home to a benedictine spirituality center recently purchased by the Diocese of Las Cruces[1]], San Patricio Retreat Center.
History
Originally named Ruidoso for the river, in about 1870, the town was renamed when a Catholic church was built around 1875, and named La Iglesia de San Patricio. The village was also part of the Lincoln County War.
Geography
Location of San Patricio is Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (33.408976, -105.326928).[2]
The Elevation is 5436 feet (1657 m).
Major highways
References
- ↑ http://www.575magazine.com/religion/0909/sanpatricio.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
|
Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
|
||
|---|---|---|
| City |
 |
|
| Town | ||
| Villages | ||
| CDP | ||
| Other unincorporated communities |
||
| Ghost town | ||
