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Welcome to Jarales ...

Jarales is located in central New Mexico.

Jarales is located in Valencia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jarales, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Jarales is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Jarales is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Jarales: 505

Communities near Jarales ...

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

  • Los Lunas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Belen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
    • Belen is located in Valencia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <3>
  • Rio Communities
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Communities have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Communities
    • Rio Communities is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Communities <3>
  • Bosque Farms
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosque Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque Farms
    • Bosque Farms is located in Valencia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bosque Farms <3>
  • Peralta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Veguita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Contreras
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
    • Contreras is located in Socorro County
  • Las Nutrias
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
    • Las Nutrias is located in Socorro County
  • Tome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Abeytas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abeytas
    • Abeytas is located in Socorro 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 Jarales. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jarales.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jarales ...

Looking for more information about Jarales? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Jarales, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jarales.

Adding Jarales to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jarales post office opened in 1895.

We also found Jarales on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jarales.

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 Jarales - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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