Funeral Homes near Polvadera

Facts about the city

Polvadera (La Polvadera de San Lorenzo) is an unincorporated community in Socorro County in central New Mexico, USA. It is located on the west bank of the Rio Grande, near the mouth of the Rio Salado, and on the western spur of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.

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History

Formerly, the major diversion of Rio Grande water for irrigation in Socorro County occurred at Polvadera; however, after the floods of 1929 a new diversion was built upstream at San Acacia. In 1958 when Interstate 25 was being built down the Rio Grande valley, Polvadera was not given an exit, the nearest exit provided was at Lemitar a few miles to the south. was established by Edward Canby Canby in 1862 adjacent to Polvadera, on land leased from the then governor Henry Connelly. The current church of San Lorenzo was built in 1898. The Santa Fe Railroad came through in 1882 and the Post Office in Polvadero was established in 1895.