Welcome to Ochoa ...
So far, we found very little information about Ochoa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ochoa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ochoa, please Contact Us.
Ochoa would have been located within present day Lea County<2>.
The location of Ochoa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ochoa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ochoa is 3,450 feet [1,052 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Ochoa is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Ochoa was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Ochoa (for example, toward Barstow (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Ochoa once stood is in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Ochoa ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ochoa - they are located in Arizona and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ochoa.
Communities near Ochoa ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Ochoa.
- Jal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jal
- Jal is located in Lea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jal <5>
- Maypens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
- Maypens is located in Lea County
- Eunice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Eunice is located in Lea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <5>
- Jones City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Jones City is located in Lea County
- Cheyenne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
- Cheyenne is located in Winkler County (TX)
- Kermit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Kermit is located in Winkler County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <5>
- Woody ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ochoa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ochoa.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ochoa. See our Newspapers Page for Ochoa.
Adding Ochoa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ochoa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ochoa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Ochoa post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ochoa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ochoa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Lea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ochoa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |