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History · Lake Valley

Half of Lake Valley’s homes were built after 1966

Most of Lake Valley was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1966. Below: maps from 1966 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake Valley’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 Lake Valley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Lake Valley, in brief

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

Lake Valley (Navajo: Beʼekʼid Halgaii) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 64 as of the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 64 to 73 (+14%).

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

By decade

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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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On the map

Lake Valley on the map, 1966 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lake Valley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lake Valley on the 1966 USGS mapLake Valley on the 1980 USGS map1966La Vida Mission sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lake Valley.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Valley

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

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Clara ShermanNavajo artist · b. 1914
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Lori AlvordAmerican surgeon · b. 1958
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Doreen Wonda JohnsonPolitician · b. 1953
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Arthur C. BegayNavajo artist · b. 1932
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Lilakai Julian NeilDelegate to Navajo Tribal Council · b. 1900

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.