Sabinal, Socorro County, New Mexico


Sabinal, originally San Antonio de Sabinal, is a populated place in Socorro County, New Mexico. It lies at an elevation of 4,793 feet / 1,461 meters on the west bank of the Rio Grande about three miles north of Abeytas.

History

San Antonio de Sabinal was founded in 1741 as one of several frontier settlements along a road that paralleled the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro along the west bank of the Rio Grande south of Pueblo of Isleta.