Country United States County Catron Population 106 (2010) Area code 575 | State New Mexico Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-5) Local time Tuesday 3:43 PM | |
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Weather 27°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 12% Humidity Area 4.092 km² (3.963 km² Land / 13 ha Water) | ||
Pleasanton is a census-designated place in the Williams Valley of Catron County, south of Glenwood and north of Cliff, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 106. It was renowned as a safehaven for Mormon polygamists for several years.
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Map of Pleasanton, NM 88039, USA
History
Pleasanton was founded by Mormons in 1882. The 24th child of Mormon polygamist Jacob Hamblin was born there in 1884. Hamblin died of malarial fever in 1886. Other polygamists, including William Maxwell, made their home in Pleasanton specifically to evade the law.
In 1885 a band of Chiricahua Apache killed a group of U.S. Army soldiers in a triple cross-fire trap near Pleasanton.
References
Pleasanton, New Mexico Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA