Welcome to El Turquillo ...

El Turquillo is located in Mora County<1>.

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

El Turquillo is 7,330 feet [2,234 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of El Turquillo is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for El Turquillo: (575)

Communities near El Turquillo ...

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

• Guadalupita
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupita
  • Guadalupita is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupita <4>
• Holman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
  • Holman is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holman <4>
• Ojo Feliz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Feliz
  • Ojo Feliz is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojo Feliz <4>
• Rainsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <4>
• Chacon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacon
  • Chacon is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chacon <4>
• Cleveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Mora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Mora is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <4>
• La Cueva
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • La Cueva is located in Mora County
• Los Huerros
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
  • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
• Pacheco Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
  • Pacheco Village is located in Mora 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 El Turquillo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Turquillo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Turquillo ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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