Welcome to Ojo Caliente ...

Ojo Caliente is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ojo Caliente, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Ojo Caliente is 6,250 feet [1,905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ojo Caliente is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Ojo Caliente is within the (575) area code.

The ZIP code for Ojo Caliente: 87549<3>

Communities Also Named Ojo Caliente ...

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

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

Communities near Ojo Caliente ...

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

• LaMadera
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMadera
  • LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba County
• El Rito
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Embudo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embudo
  • Embudo is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Embudo <4>
• Velarde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velarde
  • Velarde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velarde <4>
• Dixon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
• Medanales
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medanales
  • Medanales is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medanales <4>
• Apodaca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
  • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• Estaca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• La Villita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
  • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
• Los Luceros
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
  • Los Luceros 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 Ojo Caliente. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ojo Caliente.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ojo Caliente ...

Looking for more information about Ojo Caliente? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ojo Caliente, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ojo Caliente.

Adding Ojo Caliente to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ojo Caliente 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 Ojo Caliente was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ojo Caliente post office opened in 1871.

We also found Ojo Caliente in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ojo Caliente.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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