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History · La Madera

Half of La Madera’s homes were built after 2005

Most of La Madera was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2005.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about La Madera’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of La Madera are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

La Madera, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of La Madera yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

La Madera is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in the southeast corner of the county, bordered to the south by Paa-Ko and Edgewood, both in Bernalillo County. The community sits at the eastern base of the Sandia Mountains, which rise to the west 4 miles (6 km) to the summit of Sandia Crest, elevation 10,678 feet (3,255 m).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to La Madera

Nobody well known was born in La Madera itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jace NormanAmerican actor · b. 2000
Mae MarshAmerican actress · b. 1894
Kenneth WalkerUnited States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1898
Pedro PereaAmerican politician · b. 1852
Jason AndersonAmerican motorcycle racer · b. 1993
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Ralph AragonPainter from the San Felipe Pueblo · b. 1944
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
San Pedro CreekSan Pedro Overlook
1cemetery inside La Madera
La Madera

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about La Madera’s history

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.