Welcome to Sabinal ...

Sabinal is located in Socorro County<1>.

The location of Sabinal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sabinal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Sabinal is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sabinal is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Sabinal is located in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Sabinal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sabinal - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Sabinal ...

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

• Belen
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
• Rio Communities
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Communities have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Bosque
  (4 miles [6.4 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 <4>
• Casa Colorada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada
  • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
• Jarales
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• La Joya
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
  • La Joya is located in Socorro County
• Alamillo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
  • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
• San Acacia
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Polvadera
  (21 miles [33.8 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 <4>

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 Sabinal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sabinal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sabinal ...

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

Adding Sabinal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sabinal post office opened in 1866.

We also found Sabinal in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sabinal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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