Welcome to Mesita ...

Mesita is located in Costilla County<1>.

The location of Mesita has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Mesita is 7,670 feet [2,338 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mesita is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mesita lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mesita lies within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Mesita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mesita - it's located in New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mesita.

Communities near Mesita ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mesita.

• Manassa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
  • Manassa is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <4>
• Sanford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• San Luis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
  • San Luis is located in Costilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <4>
• Jaroso
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
  • Jaroso is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <4>
• Garcia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
  • Garcia is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <4>
• San Acacio
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacio
  • San Acacio is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacio <4>
• Costilla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
  • Costilla is located in Taos County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costilla <4>
• San Pablo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • San Pablo is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <4>
• Chama
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <4>
• Amalia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
  • Amalia is located in Taos County (NM)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mesita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mesita.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mesita. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mesita.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mesita. See our Newspapers Page for Mesita.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mesita ...

Looking for more information about Mesita? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mesita, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mesita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mesita. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/