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Welcome to Naranjos ...

Naranjos is located in Mora County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Naranjos, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Naranjos is 7,110 feet [2,167 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Naranjos is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Naranjos: 575

Communities near Naranjos ...

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

  • Wagon Mound
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halls Peak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
    • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
  • Los Huerros
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
    • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
  • Ojo Feliz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Guadalupita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Miami
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rainsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Colmor ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmor
    • Colmor is located in Colfax County
  • Chacon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Golondrinas
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
    • Golondrinas is located in Mora 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 Naranjos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Naranjos.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naranjos ...

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

Adding Naranjos to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Naranjos post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naranjos.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Mora, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Naranjos - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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