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Welcome to Old Horse Springs ...

Old Horse Springs is located in Catron County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Old Horse Springs: Old Horse Spgs. (or less commonly used: Old Horse Spngs. or Old Horse Sprngs.)

Old Horse Springs is 6,980 feet [2,128 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Old Horse Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Old Horse Springs and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Old Horse Springs lies within the (575) area code.

Communities near Old Horse Springs ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Old Horse Springs.

  • Aragon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gutierrezville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutierrezville
    • Gutierrezville is located in Catron County
  • Apache Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Creek
    • Apache Creek is located in Catron County
  • Cruzville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzville
    • Cruzville is located in Catron County
  • Datil
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pie Town
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Omega
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Catron 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 Old Horse Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Horse Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Horse Springs ...

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Catron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Horse Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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