Valmora
Unincorporated community
Valmora is located in New Mexico
Valmora
Valmora
Location within the state of New Mexico
Valmora is located in the United States
Valmora
Valmora
Valmora (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°48′59″N 104°55′23″W / 35.81639°N 104.92306°W / 35.81639; -104.92306
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMora
Elevation
6,358 ft (1,938 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87750[1]
Area code575
GNIS feature ID899980[2]

Valmora is a former unincorporated community located in Mora County, New Mexico, United States, located along New Mexico State Road 97, 3.75 miles (6.04 km) east-northeast of Watrous. State Road 446, the shortest state road in New Mexico at .25 miles (0.40 km), links the community to State Road 97.[3]

Since 2017, it has been the site of a privately owned holistic retreat center.

History

The name "Valmora" is a manufactured word, meaning "in the valley of the Mora river."[4] It was founded in 1916 as a community serving a tuberculosis sanitarium, long since closed.[5] Because of this, however, in 1995 Valmora was added to the registry of National Historic Places.

References

  1. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Valmora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "State Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  4. ^ Julyan, Robert (1998). "Introduction". The Place Names of New Mexico (Revised ed.). University of New Mexico Press. p. x. ISBN 978-08263-1689-9.
  5. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 370. ISBN 0826316891.


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