Valencia’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Valencia. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusValencia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,192 according to the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,192 to 2,052 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Valencia yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Valencia’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Valencia’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewDr. Simon Aragon Residence, Valen…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Valencia, decade by decade
1990s
unknown1 item
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Dr. Simon Aragon Residence, Valencia Vicinity, Valencia Co. New Mexico. Delos H. Smith, 1940 - Don Simon Aragon House, … (1933) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.