Welcome to La Jara ...

La Jara is located in Mora County<1>.

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

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

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

La Jara lies within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named La Jara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named La Jara: This one is located in Mora County and the other is located in Sandoval County.

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

Communities near La Jara ...

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

• Rainsville
  (5 miles [8 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>
• Guadalupita
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupita
  • Guadalupita is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupita <4>
• La Cueva
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • La Cueva is located in Mora County
• Los Huerros
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
  • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
• Mora
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Cleveland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Golondrinas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
  • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
• Holman
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Ocate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocate
  • Ocate is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocate <4>
• Abuelo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
  • Abuelo 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 La Jara. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Jara.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Jara ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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