History
editA post office has been in operation at Cuchillo since 1883.[1] The community took its name from Cuchillo Negro Creek.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuchillo Post Office
- ^ Harris, Linda G. (2003). Ghost Towns Alive: Trips to New Mexico's Past. UNM Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-8263-2908-0.
- ^ Wilson, John P., Between the River and the Mountains: A History of Early Settlement in Sierra County, New Mexico, Report #40, John P. Wilson, Las Cruces, New Mexico, August 1985
- ^ The Origins of Sierra County:Political and Economic Roots by James B. Sullivan, pp,6-13, SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL REVIEW, Doña Ana County Historical Society, Volume IX, No.1, Las Cruces, New Mexico January 2002