Map of San Rafael CDP, New Mexico

San Rafael is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 933. Also known as “Bikyaya” or “El Gallo”, it lies at an elevation of 6,470 feet (1,970 m) above sea level and is located in north-central Cibola County at (35.1125386, -107.8825580). New Mexico State Road 53 passes through the community, leading north 3 miles (5 km) to Interstate 40 and 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Grants, the county seat.

An 1850 U.S. Army map shows a Hay Camp near San Rafael. Fort Wingate was established (moved from Seboyeta, New Mexico) by Lt. Colonel J. Francisco Chavez, 1st New Mexico Infantry under the orders of General Edward Canby in 1862. It was located near a large spring and designed to house four companies of troops. Colonel Kit Carson and four companies of New Mexico Volunteers used this fort. Carson was ordered by General Carleton to round up first the Mescalero Apache, then the Navajo and send them to Bosque Redondo. San Rafael was a stop on the Navajo’s journey to and from Fort Sumner. In 1868 the garrison and name of the fort was transferred to the former site of Fort Lyon, near Gallup.

San Rafael CDP overview:
Name:San Rafael CDP
LSAD Code:57
LSAD Description:CDP (suffix)
State:New Mexico
County:Cibola County
Total Area:15.75 sq mi (40.79 km²)
Land Area:15.75 sq mi (40.79 km²)
Water Area:0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:1,164
Population Density:73.91/sq mi (28.54/km²)
FIPS code:3569875

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Map of Cibola County, New Mexico
Cibola County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,213. Its county seat is Grants. It is New Mexico’s youngest county, and the third youngest county in the United States, created on June 19, 1981, from the westernmost four-fifths of the formerly much larger ... Read more
Map of Cibola County, New Mexico

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