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Welcome to Adelino ...

Adelino is located in Valencia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adelino, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Adelino is 4,820 feet [1,469 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Adelino is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Adelino: 505

Communities near Adelino ...

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

  • Los Lunas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Belen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belen is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <3>
  • Rio Communities
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bosque Farms
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Peralta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Valencia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Valencia is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
  • Jarales
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Casa Colorada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada
  • Bosque
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adelino ...

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

Adding Adelino to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adelino 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 (so far) for Adelino was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Adelino post office opened in 1911. The Adelino post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adelino.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Valencia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adelino - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/