Welcome to Torres ...

Torres is located in Rio Grande County<1>.

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

Torres is 7,700 feet [2,347 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Torres is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Torres: (719)

Communities Also Named Torres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Torres: This one is located in Rio Grande County and the other is located in Las Animas County.

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

Communities near Torres ...

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

• Monte Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
  • Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <4>
• Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Del Norte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Norte
  • Del Norte is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Norte <4>
• Homelake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homelake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelake
  • Homelake is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homelake <4>
• Parma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Alamosa County
• Waverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
• Mosca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosca
  • Mosca is located in Alamosa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosca <4>
• Agua Ramon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Ramon
  • Agua Ramon is located in Rio Grande County
• Alamosa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa
  • Alamosa is located in Alamosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamosa <4>
• Hooper
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Hooper is located in Alamosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <4>

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 Torres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Torres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Torres. 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 Torres.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Torres ...

Looking for more information about Torres? 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 Torres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Torres.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rio Grande County: www.riograndecounty.org/

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