New Mexico Gazetteer
Ca├▒ada de Gonzales is a physical feature (valley) in Rio Arriba County. The primary coordinates for Ca├▒ada de Gonzales places it within the NM 87516 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Ca├▒ada de Gonzales |
| Category: | New Mexico physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Valley |
| Description: | This feature is located less than a mile south of the village of Los Cañones (BGN #904721). The Cañones 7.5' map dated 1953 depicted Cañada de Gonzales too far north. |
| History: | "(NM Spanish: 'gulch of Gonzales [family surname]') The arroyo feature Arroyo de la Cañada flows with seasonal downpours within this valley feature called Cañada de Gonzales that is often refered to by locals simply as ""La Cañada"". The name may have arisen because of Juan Antonio Gonzales who received land by deed document dated 1814 for a tract." |
| County: | Rio Arriba County |
| Latitude: | 36.1766853 |
| Longitude: | -106.442255 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ca├▒ada de Gonzales: Cañada de Gonzales.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Ca├▒ada de Gonzales does not include property ownership information.
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