Counselor, New Mexico

Counselor is an unincorporated community in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States.[2] Counselor is located at the junction of U.S. Route 550 and New Mexico State Road 403. It is a chapter of the Navajo Nation.[3] It is named after Jim Counselor, who traded in the area in the first decades of the 20th century.[4]

Counselor, New Mexico
Counselor, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Counselor, New Mexico
Counselor, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°12′33″N 107°27′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySandoval
Elevation
7,027 ft (2,142 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87018[1]
Area code505
GNIS feature ID902808[2]

Education

It is in Cuba Independent Schools.[5]

References

  1. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. "Counselor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "About Us". counselor.navajochapters.org. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. Julyan, Robert (1998). The Place-Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9.
  5. Linthicum, Leslie (December 18, 1994). "Learning via satellite". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. pp. 1F, 6F. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com


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