Official Name: | Amistad, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated comumunity |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Union |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 137 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 4472 |
Coordinates: | 35.9189°N -103.1539°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 88410 |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 898619 |
Amistad is an unincorporated community in Union County, New Mexico, United States. It is located approximately 39 miles south of Clayton on State Route 402.
Amistad was a stop for cattle drives during the late 19th century. In 1906, Henry S. Wannamaker, a Congregational minister, promoted homesteading by placing ads in church newspapers. This led to more than 40 older ministers staking claims in Amistad.[1] They formed "The Improvement Association" and named the community Amistad, after the Spanish word for friendship. A post office was established in 1907. At one time there were two newspapers in Amistad. The population declined in later years, but Amistad is still inhabited.[2]