Welcome to Medanales ...

Medanales is located in north central New Mexico.

Medanales is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medanales, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1945.

Medanales is 5,830 feet [1,777 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Medanales is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The ZIP code for Medanales: 87548<3>

Communities near Medanales ...

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

• Espanola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanola
  • Espanola is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Espanola <4>
• Abiquiu
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiquiu
  • Abiquiu is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abiquiu <4>
• El Duende
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
  • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
• Chamita
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
  • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
• Estaca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• Hernandez
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernandez
  • Hernandez is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernandez <4>
• Alcalde
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcalde
  • Alcalde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcalde <4>
• La Villita
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
  • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
• Los Luceros
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
  • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
• San Juan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan 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 Medanales. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medanales.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medanales ...

Looking for more information about Medanales? 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 Medanales, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Medanales.

Adding Medanales to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Medanales post office opened in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medanales.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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