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Welcome to Valdez Place ...

Valdez Place is located in Colfax County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Valdez Place: Valdez Pl. (or less commonly used: Valdez Plc.)

Valdez Place is 6,360 feet [1,939 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Valdez Place is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Valdez Place: 575

Communities near Valdez Place ...

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

  • Springer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cimarron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Miami
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colmor ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmor
    • Colmor is located in Colfax County
  • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Ocate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Los Huerros
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
    • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
  • Ojo Feliz
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wagon Mound
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Guadalupita
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valdez Place ...

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

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 Valdez Place - 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.