Arabela, New Mexico
Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
33°35′13″N 105°10′24″W / 33.58694°N 105.17333°W / 33.58694; -105.1733388351[1]
Arabela is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Arabela is located in a rural part of eastern Lincoln County, 23.2 miles (37.3 km) east of Capitan.
A post office was established in 1901 and named Arabela by Andy Richardson, who became smitten with a local Apache woman, Arabela Barela. Barela, who with her sisters Damiana Barela and Carolina “Caro” Romero, owned and operated several cathouses in the area. The post office closed in 1928.[3]
References
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Arabela". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9.
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