Welcome to Barranca ...

Barranca is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

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

Barranca is 6,050 feet [1,844 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Barranca is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Barranca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Barranca: This one is located in Rio Arriba County and the other is located in Taos County.

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

Communities near Barranca ...

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

• Canones
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canones
  • Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canones <4>
• Medanales
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medanales
  • Medanales is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medanales <4>
• El Rito
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rito
  • El Rito is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Rito <4>
• Coyote
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
  • Coyote is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyote <4>
• El Duende
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
  • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
• Hernandez
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernandez
  • Hernandez is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernandez <4>
• Chamita
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
  • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
• Alcalde
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcalde
  • Alcalde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcalde <4>
• Arroyo del Agua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
  • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
• Estaca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barranca ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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