Welcome to Velarde ...

Velarde is located in north central New Mexico.

Velarde is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Velarde, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Velarde is 5,760 feet [1,756 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Velarde is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The ZIP code for Velarde: 87582<3>

Communities Also Named Velarde ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Velarde - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Velarde ...

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

• Espanola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanola
  • Espanola is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Espanola <4>
• Dixon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
• Los Luceros
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
  • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
• Apodaca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
  • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• Estaca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• La Villita
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
  • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
• Alcalde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcalde
  • Alcalde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcalde <4>
• Chamita
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
  • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
• Ohkay Owingeh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohkay Owingeh
  • Ohkay Owingeh is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Former name for Ohkay Owingeh:
  • San Juan Pueblo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohkay Owingeh <4>
• San Juan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Velarde ...

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

Adding Velarde to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Velarde post office opened in 1885.

We also found Velarde in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Velarde.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Velarde. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/