Welcome to Vanadium ...

Vanadium is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vanadium, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Vanadium is 6,010 feet [1,832 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Vanadium is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Vanadium (for example, toward Duncan (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Vanadium is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Vanadium ...

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

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

Communities near Vanadium ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Vanadium.

• Silver City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <3>
• Hurley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>
• Arenas Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
  • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
• Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
• Pinos Altos
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinos Altos <3>
• Mimbres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimbres
  • Mimbres is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mimbres <3>
• Little Walnut Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
  • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
• Old Town
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Luna County
• Gila
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Gila is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila <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 Vanadium. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vanadium.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vanadium ...

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

Adding Vanadium to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vanadium post office opened in 1912.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vanadium.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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