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Jemez Springs, New Mexico

Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Village
House in Jemez Springs
House in Jemez Springs
Location of Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Location of Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Jemez Springs, New Mexico is located in the US
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°46′15″N 106°41′33″W / 35.77083°N 106.69250°W / 35.77083; -106.69250Coordinates: 35°46′15″N 106°41′33″W / 35.77083°N 106.69250°W / 35.77083; -106.69250
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Sandoval
Area
 • Total 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2)
 • Land 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 6,198 ft (1,889 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 375
 • Density 78.1/sq mi (30.2/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 87025
Area code(s) 575
FIPS code 35-35320
GNIS feature ID 0918208

Jemez Springs (pronounced HEH-mes) is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 375 at the 2000 census. Named for the nearby Pueblo of Jemez, the village is the site of Jemez State Monument and the headquarters of the Jemez Ranger District. The village and nearby locations in the Jemez Valley are the site of hot springs and several religious retreats.

Situated in the Jemez Mountains, Jemez Springs is located entirely within the Santa Fe National Forest. The village is sited on the Jemez River in the red rock San Diego Canyon.State Highway 4 passes through the settlement on the east bank of the Rio Grande tributary. Geothermal springs in and near the village feed the Jemez River. The village has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km2), all of it land.

The Jemez Valley is thought to have been inhabited for the last 4500 years. The Spaniards who visited the area beginning in 1540 reported multiple Native American pueblos (villages), in the valley. The Franciscan mission church San José de los Jemez was built just to the north of the current village in 1621 but was abandoned around the 1640s. Today the ruins are the site of Jemez State Monument. Following the Pueblo Revolt the Jemez people began converging at the current Pueblo of Jemez. In the nineteenth century the valley was given over to mostly agrarian and pastoral uses.


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