Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
Municipality
Location overview
Las Vegas is a city and the seat of San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico, east of Santa Fe along Interstate 25. It lies in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The settlement grew from an 1835 Mexican land grant, and its central plaza became a trading stop on the Santa Fe Trail. The arrival of the railroad in 1879 added another transportation link and helped shape the city’s development. Historic buildings around the plaza and the 19th-century railroad depot reflect those trading and railroad eras.