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History · Valle Vista

Half of Valle Vista’s homes were built after 1986

Most of Valle Vista was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1952 on.

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

Valle Vista, in brief

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

Valle Vista is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Valle Vista had a population of 928. The CDP is in central Santa Fe County, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of downtown Santa Fe, the state capital. It is bordered to the east by New Mexico State Road 14, and Interstate 25 passes just to the northwest of the community, with access from Exit 276 (State Road 599/Veterans Memorial Highway). State Road 14 leads south-southwest 44 miles (71 km) to Interstate 40 at Tijeras, while I-25 leads southwest 52 miles (84 km) to Albuquerque and east 71 miles (11…

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

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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

Valle Vista on the map, 1952 to 2002

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

Valle Vista on the 1952 USGS mapValle Vista on the 1977 USGS mapValle Vista on the 2002 USGS map1952Turquoise Hill 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 Valle Vista.

Famous people

Famous people close to Valle Vista

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

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Adrian GrenierAmerican actor, director, producer, musician · b. 1976
Mae MarshAmerican actress · b. 1894
Lori NelsonAmerican actress and model · b. 1933
Ben Ray LujánU.S. Senator from New Mexico · b. 1972
Joseph MontoyaAmerican politician · b. 1915
Helen CorderoAmerican artist · b. 1915
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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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.