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Welcome to Valmora ...

Valmora is located in northeast New Mexico.

Valmora is located in Mora County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valmora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Valmora is 6,350 feet [1,935 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Valmora is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Valmora: 505

The ZIP code for Valmora: 87750<3>

Communities near Valmora ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valmora ...

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

Adding Valmora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valmora 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 Valmora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Valmora post office opened in 1916. The Valmora post office closed in 1986.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valmora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Mora, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valmora - 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 Valmora). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Valmora 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/