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 elevation 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Mound
  • Wagon Mound is located in Mora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagon Mound <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Feliz
  • Ojo Feliz is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojo Feliz <3>
• Guadalupita
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupita
  • Guadalupita is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupita <3>
• Miami
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <3>
• Rainsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacon
  • Chacon is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chacon <3>
• 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>

X2X - From that list, the Naranjos post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naranjos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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