Placitas, Sierra County, New Mexico

Placitas is a populated place in Montecello Canyon just southeast of Monticello on Highway 142 in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.

[2] The correct name of this town appears to be up for debate.

In his book The Place Names of New Mexico, Robert Julyan states that the town’s inhabitants call it "Las Placitas".

The local highway signage in Sierra County uses "Placita".

[3] The Geographic Names Information Service calls it Placitas[1] and Placitas appears under that name on the Monticello U.S. Geological Survey Map.