Valmora, New Mexico
Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
35°48′59″N 104°55′23″W / 35.81639°N 104.92306°W / 35.81639; -104.9230687750[1]
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
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Valmora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "State Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ Julyan, Robert (1998). "Introduction". The Place Names of New Mexico (Revised ed.). University of New Mexico Press. p. x. ISBN 978-08263-1689-9.
- ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 370. ISBN 0826316891.
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Municipalities and communities of Mora County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Mora
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