Welcome to Contreras ...

Contreras is located in Socorro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Contreras, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Contreras is 4,730 feet [1,442 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Contreras is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Contreras is located in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Contreras ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Contreras - they are located in Indiana, Louisiana and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Contreras.

Communities near Contreras ...

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

• Belen
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Bosque
  (5 miles [8 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada
  • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
• Jarales
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• La Joya
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
  • La Joya is located in Socorro County
• San Acacia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
  • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
• Tome
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tome
  • Tome is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tome <3>
• Polvadera
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Contreras. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Contreras.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Contreras. 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 Contreras.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Contreras ...

Looking for more information about Contreras? 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 Contreras, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Contreras.

Adding Contreras to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Contreras 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 Contreras was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Contreras post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Contreras.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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