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Welcome to Carrizo Springs ...

Carrizo Springs is located in Baca County<1>.

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

Carrizo Springs is 4,850 feet [1,478 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Carrizo Springs is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Carrizo Springs, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Carrizo Springs: 719

Communities Also Named Carrizo Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Carrizo Springs - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Carrizo Springs ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Carrizo Springs.

  • Pritchett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pritchett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
    • Pritchett is located in Baca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pritchett <4>
  • Kim
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kim
    • Kim is located in Las Animas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kim <4>
  • Kenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Atlanta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in Baca County
  • Campo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Springfield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Baca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
  • Villegreen
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Mexhoma ‑ 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 created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carrizo Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrizo Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrizo Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

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