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Arabela, New Mexico

Coordinates: 33°35′13″N 105°10′24″W / 33.58694°N 105.17333°W / 33.58694; -105.17333
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Arabela, New Mexico
Arabela is located in New Mexico
Arabela
Arabela
Arabela is located in the United States
Arabela
Arabela
Coordinates: 33°35′13″N 105°10′24″W / 33.58694°N 105.17333°W / 33.58694; -105.17333
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyLincoln
Elevation
5,479 ft (1,670 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88351[1]
Area code575
GNIS feature ID903252[2]

Arabela is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Arabela is located in a rural part of eastern Lincoln County, 23.2 miles (37.3 km) east of Capitan.

A post office was established in 1901 and named Arabela by Andy Richardson, who became smitten with a local Apache woman, Arabela Barela. Barela, who with her sisters Damiana Barela and Carolina “Caro” Romero, owned and operated several cathouses in the area. The post office closed in 1928.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Arabela". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9.