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Embudo, New Mexico

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after the Presbyterian missionary Dixon, who established a mission there. When the Dixon post office opened in 1902, however, Embudo lost its post office. Embudo got a post office again in 1905, only to lose it in 1909. In 1914, Embudo once again had its own post office, zip code 87531, but the
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The name "Embudo", meaning "funnel" in Spanish, was given to the area by early Spanish settlers because the spot where the Rio Embudo flowed between two distinctive cone shaped hills reminded them of a funnel.
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Today, from the state road a concrete bridge, replacing the old wooden bridge, crosses the Rio Grande to the "Embudo Historic District" which consists of the old railway station and associated buildings. The
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at Embudo, to measure the flow of the Rio Grande, was the first (USGS) stream gauging station and was established by
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building was removed in 2016, and mailboxes were transferred to the Dixon post office.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Embudo, New Mexico
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
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in 1888. Embudo was also the first USGS training center for hydrographers.
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Unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
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Unincorporated community
Embudo, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Embudo, New Mexico is located in the United States
36°12′27″N 105°57′40″W / 36.20750°N 105.96111°W / 36.20750; -105.96111
Country
State
New Mexico
County
Rio Arriba
Time zone
UTC-7
Mountain (MST)
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UTC-6
GNIS
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
NM State Register of Cultural Properties

Embudo, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
New Mexico State Road 68
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unincorporated community
Rio Arriba County
New Mexico
New Mexico State Road 68
New Mexico State Road 75
Embudo Creek
Rio Grande

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