Welcome to Valmora ...

Valmora is located in northeast New Mexico.

Valmora is located in Mora County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valmora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Valmora is 6,350 feet [1,935 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Valmora is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Valmora is located in the (505) area code.

Communities near Valmora ...

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

• Wagon Mound
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Mound
  • Wagon Mound is located in Mora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagon Mound <3>
• Loma Parda ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Parda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
• Los Alamos
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
• Golondrinas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
  • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
• Sapello
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapello
  • Sapello is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapello <3>
• Ojo Feliz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Feliz
  • Ojo Feliz is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojo Feliz <3>
• Rainsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <3>
• La Cueva
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • La Cueva is located in Mora County
• Las Vegas
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
  • Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <3>
• Montezuma
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <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 Valmora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valmora.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valmora ...

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

Adding Valmora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Valmora post office opened in 1916.

We also found Valmora on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valmora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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