Bosque, New Mexico
Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
34°33′36″N 106°47′21″W / 34.56000°N 106.78917°W / 34.56000; -106.78917[1]
87006
Bosque is an unincorporated community in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States.[1] Bosque is located at the junction of New Mexico State Road 116 and New Mexico State Road 346 7.1 miles (11.4 km) south of Belen. Bosque has a post office with ZIP code 87006.[2][3] It was named for its location in the bosque of the Rio Grande valley. The town has been settled since 1750, when several Hispanicized tribes farmed here.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bosque
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 46. ISBN 0826316891.
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Municipalities and communities of Valencia County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Los Lunas
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