Counselor, New Mexico
Counselor, New Mexico | |
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  Counselor, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 36°12′33″N 107°27′28″W / 36.20917°N 107.45778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Sandoval |
| Elevation | 7,027 ft (2,142 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87018[1] |
| Area code | 505 |
| GNIS feature ID | 902808[2] |
Counselor (Navajo: Bilagáana Nééz) 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]
Education
[edit]It is in Cuba Independent Schools.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ a b "Counselor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "About Us". counselor.navajochapters.org. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Julyan, Robert (1998). The Place-Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9.
- ^ 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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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