Welcome to Abeytas ...

Abeytas is located in Socorro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abeytas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Abeytas is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Abeytas is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Abeytas lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Abeytas is within the (575) area code.

Communities near Abeytas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Abeytas.

• Belen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Belen is located in Valencia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <3>
• Rio Communities
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Communities have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Communities
  • Rio Communities is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Communities <3>
• Veguita
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veguita
  • Veguita is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veguita <3>
• Bosque
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque
  • Bosque is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bosque <3>
• Casa Colorada
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada
  • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
• La Joya
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
  • La Joya is located in Socorro County
• Jarales
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarales
  • Jarales is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarales <3>
• San Acacia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacia
  • San Acacia is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacia <3>
• Alamillo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
  • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
• Polvadera
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polvadera
  • Polvadera is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polvadera <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Abeytas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abeytas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abeytas. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abeytas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Abeytas. See our Newspapers Page for Abeytas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abeytas ...

Looking for more information about Abeytas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Abeytas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Abeytas.

Adding Abeytas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abeytas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Abeytas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Abeytas post office opened in 1918.

We also found Abeytas mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abeytas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abeytas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/