Welcome to Borica ...
So far, we found very little information about Borica. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Borica to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Borica, please Contact Us.
Borica would have been located within present day Guadalupe County<2>.
The location of Borica has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Borica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Borica is 4,780 feet [1,457 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Borica is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Borica was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Borica once stood is in the (575) area code.
Communities near Borica ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Borica.
- Santa Rosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <5>
- Lake Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sumner
- Lake Sumner is located in DeBaca County
- Yeso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeso
- Yeso is located in DeBaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeso <5>
- Pastura
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastura
- Pastura is located in Guadalupe County
- Fort Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sumner
- Fort Sumner is located in DeBaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Sumner <5>
- Cuervo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuervo
- Cuervo is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuervo <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Borica. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Borica.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Borica. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Borica.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Borica. See our Newspapers Page for Borica.
Adding Borica to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Borica in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Borica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Borica post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Borica.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Borica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Guadalupe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Borica - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |