Welcome to Valedon ...
So far, we found very little information about Valedon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Valedon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Valedon, please Contact Us.
Valedon would have been located within present day Hidalgo County<2>.
The location of Valedon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Valedon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Valedon is 4,540 feet [1,384 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Valedon is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Valedon was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Valedon and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
If Valedon still existed, it would have been in the (575) area code.
Communities near Valedon ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Valedon.
- Steins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Steins is located in Hidalgo County
- Former name for Steins:
- Stein's Pass
- Cotton City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
- Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County
- Separ
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
- Separ is located in Grant County
- Windmill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
- Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
- Animas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas
- Animas is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Animas <5>
- Redrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
- Redrock is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <5>
- San Simon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Simon
- San Simon is located in Cochise County (AZ)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Simon <5>
- Virden
(29 miles [46.7 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 Valedon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valedon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valedon. 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 Valedon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valedon. See our Newspapers Page for Valedon.
Adding Valedon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Valedon 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 Valedon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Valedon post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Valedon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Valedon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valedon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |