Picacho, is a Census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It lies at an elevation of .

History

Picacho de los Nevarez

The village of Picacho was originally settled in 1855, by a party of settlers from

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, led by Candelaro Chavez. The original name of the village was ''Picacho de los Nevarez'', named after the local name of

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, a peak named after the Nevarez family.

Picacho Station

Picacho village was the site of Picacho Station a stagecoach station of the 4th Division of the Butterfield Overland Mail from 1858 to 1861. Located in the village of Picacho, it was 6 miles west and north of

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and 15 miles east of the

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where the road passed through Picacho Pass then south to the station in the village. This station had the last natural water available on the route westward until Cooke's Spring 52 miles away, although the later intervening stations of Goodsight and Rough and Ready, hauled in water and constructed earthen tanks to catch what little rain water fell at their locations. The site of the station was at .Hackler, George, The Butterfield Trail in New Mexico; Yucca Enterprises, Las Cruces, NM; 2005

References

Census-designated places in Doña Ana County, New Mexico {{Butterfield4 History of Doña Ana County, New Mexico Geography of Doña Ana County, New Mexico Butterfield Overland Mail in New Mexico Territory American frontier San Antonio–San Diego Mail Line 1858 establishments in New Mexico Territory Stagecoach stops in the United States