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Welcome to Vado ...

Vado is located in southwest New Mexico.

Vado is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vado, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Vado is 3,820 feet [1,164 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Vado is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Vado and travel south, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Vado: 575

The ZIP code for Vado: 88072<3>

Communities near Vado ...

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

  • Las Cruces
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Anthony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Anthony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Anthony is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
  • Vinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Vinton is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
  • Mesilla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mesquite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chamberino
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chamberino is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberino
  • La Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • La Union is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
  • Westway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Westway is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westway
  • Mesilla Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vado ...

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

Adding Vado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vado 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 (so far) for Vado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vado post office opened in 1911. The Vado post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vado.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Dona Ana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vado - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Vado). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Vado or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/