Welcome to Mogote ...
Mogote is located in Conejos County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mogote, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Mogote is 8,070 feet [2,460 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mogote is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Mogote lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Mogote: 719
Communities near Mogote ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mogote.
- Manassa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Sanford is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <3>
- La Jara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antonito
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Romeo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Romeo is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <3>
- Conejos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ortiz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lava ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lava. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Lava is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lava
- From Mogote to Lava
- Sublette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bountiful
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Mogote. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mogote.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mogote. 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 Mogote.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mogote. See our Newspapers Page for Mogote.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mogote ...
Looking for more information about Mogote? 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 Mogote, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mogote.
Adding Mogote to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mogote 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 Mogote was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mogote post office opened in 1897.
We also found Mogote on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mogote.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Conejos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mogote - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |