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Welcome to Gabaldon ...

Gabaldon is located in San Miguel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gabaldon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1941.

Gabaldon is 6,360 feet [1,939 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Gabaldon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Gabaldon ...

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

  • Las Vegas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chapelle is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelle
  • Romero
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Romero is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
  • Serafina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Las Vegas Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
  • Apache Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
  • Coruco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Coruco is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coruco
  • El Ancon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
  • Ribera
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Miguel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gabaldon ...

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

Adding Gabaldon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gabaldon 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 Gabaldon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gabaldon post office opened in 1941. The Gabaldon post office closed in 1976.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gabaldon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gabaldon - 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/