2011 Map of Lemitar

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Lemitar and Polvadera anchor this mid-valley landscape along the Rio Grande in Socorro County. The settlement pattern follows the fertile river corridor, where an intricate network of irrigation and drainage infrastructure, including the San Acacia Drainage Canal, Alamillo Ditch, and Chamisal Drain, supports the local agriculture. Smaller named locales such as Chamizal, McNierney, and Limitar sit east of the modern highway corridor, while the Polvadera Post Office and Lemitar Post Office serve the principal communities. To the west, the terrain rises sharply toward Polvadera Mountain, cut by deep arroyos like San Lorenzo Arroyo and Cañoncito de la Cabras. For researchers, the presence of both the Polvadera Cemetery and Lemitar Cemetery offers specific points of genealogical interest within this traditional Rio Grande valley setting.