Welcome to Arriola ...

Arriola is located in Montezuma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arriola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Arriola is 6,400 feet [1,951 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Arriola is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Arriola: 970

Communities near Arriola ...

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

• Cortez
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
  • Cortez is located in Montezuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortez <4>
• Dolores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolores
  • Dolores is located in Montezuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolores <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dolores
  • From Arriola to Dolores
• Lewis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Montezuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <4>
• Yellow Jacket
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Jacket
  • Yellow Jacket is located in Montezuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Jacket <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yellow Jacket
  • From Arriola to Yellow Jacket
• Ackmen ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ackmen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackmen
  • Ackmen is located in Montezuma County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ackmen
  • From Arriola to Ackmen
• McPhee ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPhee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhee
  • McPhee is located in Montezuma County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McPhee
  • From Arriola to McPhee
• Pleasant View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Montezuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <4>
• Cahone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahone
  • Cahone is located in Dolores County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahone <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cahone
  • From Arriola to Cahone
• Towaoc
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towaoc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaoc
  • Towaoc is located in Montezuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towaoc <4>
• Mancos
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos
  • Mancos is located in Montezuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancos <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 Arriola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arriola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arriola ...

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

Adding Arriola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arriola in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arriola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Arriola post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arriola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montezuma County: www.co.montezuma.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/