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Welcome to Val Verde ...

Val Verde is primarily located in Colfax County<1>. A portion of Val Verde extends into Socorro County.

Val Verde is 4,480 feet [1,366 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Val Verde is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Val Verde: 575

Communities Also Named Val Verde ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Val Verde - they are located in Arizona, California (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Val Verde ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Val Verde.

  • San Antonito
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • San Antonio
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • San Antonio is located in Socorro County
  • Lava
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lava. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • Lava is located in Socorro County
  • Socorro
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Kelly ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Socorro County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Val Verde. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Val Verde.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Val Verde ...

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

Footnotes ...

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