Welcome to Abiquiu ...

Abiquiu is located in north central New Mexico.

Abiquiu is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abiquiu, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Abiquiu is 6,060 feet [1,847 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Abiquiu is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The ZIP code for Abiquiu: 87510<3>

Communities near Abiquiu ...

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

• Canones
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canones
  • Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canones <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Canones
  • From Abiquiu to Canones
• Medanales
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medanales
  • Medanales is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medanales <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Medanales
  • From Abiquiu to Medanales
• El Rito
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rito
  • El Rito is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Rito <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to El Rito
  • From Abiquiu to El Rito
• El Duende
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
  • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to El Duende
  • From Abiquiu to El Duende
• Hernandez
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernandez
  • Hernandez is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernandez <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hernandez
  • From Abiquiu to Hernandez
• Chamita
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
  • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chamita
  • From Abiquiu to Chamita
• Estaca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Estaca
  • From Abiquiu to Estaca
• Alcalde
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcalde
  • Alcalde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcalde <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alcalde
  • From Abiquiu to Alcalde
• Coyote
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
  • Coyote is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyote <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coyote
  • From Abiquiu to Coyote
• La Villita
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
  • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Villita
  • From Abiquiu to La Villita

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abiquiu ...

Looking for more information about Abiquiu? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Abiquiu, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Abiquiu.

Adding Abiquiu to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abiquiu 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 Abiquiu was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Abiquiu post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abiquiu.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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