Welcome to Capulin ...

Capulin is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

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

Capulin is 7,550 feet [2,301 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Capulin is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Capulin ...

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

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

Communities near Capulin ...

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

• Cuba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Arroyo del Agua
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
  • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
• Regina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
  • Regina is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regina <4>
• Llaves
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llaves
  • Llaves is located in Rio Arriba County
• Coyote
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
  • Coyote is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyote <4>
• La Jara
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
  • La Jara is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <4>
• Lindrith
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindrith
  • Lindrith is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindrith <4>
• Copper City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Sandoval County
• Canones
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canones
  • Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canones <4>
• Seven Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval 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 Capulin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Capulin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capulin ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/