Welcome to Watrous ...

Watrous is located in northeast New Mexico.

Watrous is located in Mora County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watrous, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Watrous is 6,420 feet [1,957 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Watrous is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Watrous: (505)

The ZIP code for Watrous: 87753<3>

Communities Also Named Watrous ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Watrous - they are located in Florida, Michigan, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Watrous ...

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

• Las Vegas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
  • Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <4>
• Loma Parda ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Parda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
• Los Alamos
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
• Golondrinas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
  • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
• Sapello
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapello
  • Sapello is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapello <4>
• La Cueva
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • La Cueva is located in Mora County
• Rainsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <4>
• Hot Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
• Montezuma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Ojo Feliz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>

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 Watrous. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watrous.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watrous. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Watrous.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watrous ...

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

Adding Watrous to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watrous 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 Watrous was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Watrous post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watrous.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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