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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.

Arabela, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Arabela
Arabela
Coordinates: 33°35′13″N 105°10′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyLincoln
Elevation
5,479 ft (1,670 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88351[1]
Area code(s)575
GNIS feature ID903252[2]

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


  1. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. "Arabela". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. 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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