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Adobe Ranch also known as Adobe, is a locale in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. It lies at an elevation of 5,915 feet (1,803 meters).^[1]

History edit

Adobe was a stagecoach stop in the 19th century. It had a post office from 1933 to 1938, when mail was sent to Bingham.^[2]^[3]

The Site Today edit

The site of Adobe is now occupied by the Adobe Ranch, 32 miles east of San Antonio, New Mexico on U.S. Route 380.

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adobe Ranch
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adobe Post Office (historical)
^ Helbock, Richard W., Post Offices of New Mexico, Las Cruces, NM, 1981.

33°51′44″N 106°18′18″W / 33.86222°N 106.30500°W / 33.86222; -106.30500

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adobe Ranch

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adobe Post Office (historical)

[3] Helbock, Richard W., Post Offices of New Mexico, Las Cruces, NM, 1981.

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