Country United States County Harding ZIP codes 87746 Elevation 1,715 m Area code 575 | State New Mexico Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) GNIS feature ID 894990 Local time Saturday 5:27 PM | |
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Solano is an unincorporated community in Harding County, New Mexico, founded in 1907. It lies along NM 39 and the tracks of a spur of the Southern Pacific Railroad about half-way between Roy and Mosquero. The post office was opened in 1907.
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Map of Solano, NM 87746, USA
History
Solano began in 1907 when F. M. Hughes built his house and a store. It was named after a local mail carrier, Cipriano Solano. Solano was the largest town in Harding County for a time, and even published a local newspaper, The Solano Herald, but when the coal mines in Dawson shut down in the 1950s, its importance waned.
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Solano, New Mexico Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA