Welcome to El Moro ...

El Moro is located in Las Animas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of El Moro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

El Moro is 5,920 feet [1,804 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of El Moro is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for El Moro: (719)

Communities Also Named El Moro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named El Moro - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near El Moro ...

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

• Trinidad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
  • Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <3>
• Aguilar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilar
  • Aguilar is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguilar <3>
• Cokedale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
  • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Starkville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Starkville is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <3>
• Engleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
• Hoehne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoehne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
  • Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <3>
• Sopris ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
  • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
• San Miguel ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
• Ludlow ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
• Madrid ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Las Animas 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 El Moro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Moro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Moro ...

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

Adding El Moro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of El Moro 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 El Moro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for El Moro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

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