Welcome to Gallegos ...

Gallegos is located in Harding County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gallegos, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Gallegos is 4,140 feet [1,262 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gallegos is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Gallegos and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Gallegos: 575

Communities Also Named Gallegos ...

While we believe that this Gallegos is located in Harding County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named Gallegos. Those communities are located in the following counties: Rio Arriba and Torrance County.

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

Communities near Gallegos ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Gallegos.

• Mosquero
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquero
  • Mosquero is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosquero <3>
• Logan
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Quay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
• Solano
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano
  • Solano is located in Harding County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solano <3>
• Cummings Place
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Place
  • Cummings Place is located in Quay County
• Conchas
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conchas
  • Conchas is located in San Miguel County
  • Conchas has also been known as:
  • Conchas Dam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conchas <3>
• Tucumcari
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucumcari
  • Tucumcari is located in Quay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucumcari <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 Gallegos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gallegos.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gallegos ...

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

Adding Gallegos to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Gallegos post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gallegos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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