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Welcome to Miera ...

Miera is located in Bernalillo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Miera, you might consider that their post office opened in 1935.

Miera is 7,200 feet [2,195 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Miera is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Miera: 505

Communities Also Named Miera ...

While we believe that this Miera is located in Bernalillo County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named Miera. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mora and Union County.

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

Communities near Miera ...

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

  • Edgewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Moriarty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Estancia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Tijeras
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chilili
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chilili is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili
  • Cedar Crest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carnuel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carnuel is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnuel
  • Monticello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Canoncito
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Canoncito is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
  • Canada Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Canada Village is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miera ...

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

Adding Miera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Miera in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Miera was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Miera post office opened in 1935. The Miera post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miera.

Footnotes ...

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