Welcome to Gallegos ...

Gallegos is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

The location of Gallegos has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Gallegos is 6,220 feet [1,896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gallegos is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Gallegos ...

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

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

Communities near Gallegos ...

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

• LaMadera
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMadera
  • LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba County
• Embudo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embudo
  • Embudo is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Embudo <4>
• El Rito
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rito
  • El Rito is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Rito <4>
• Velarde
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velarde
  • Velarde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velarde <4>
• Dixon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
• Medanales
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medanales
  • Medanales is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medanales <4>
• Apodaca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
  • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• Estaca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• La Villita
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
  • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
• Los Luceros
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
  • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County

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.

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

We also 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.

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.

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