Welcome to Agua Fria ...

So far, we found very little information about Agua Fria. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Agua Fria to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Agua Fria, please Contact Us.

Agua Fria would have been located within present day Colfax County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Agua Fria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Agua Fria is 8,360 feet [2,548 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Agua Fria is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Agua Fria was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Agua Fria was located: 575

Communities Also Named Agua Fria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Agua Fria: This one is located in Colfax County and the other is located in Santa Fe County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 5 communities that are also named Agua Fria - they are located in Arizona (2) and California (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Agua Fria.

Communities near Agua Fria ...

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

• Taos
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
  • Taos is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos <4>
• Eagle Nest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <4>
• Taos Ski Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
  • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <4>
• Lakeview Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
  • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
• Valle Escondido
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle Escondido
  • Valle Escondido is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valle Escondido <4>
• Idlewild
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
• Shady Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
  • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
• Virginia City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
• Taos Pueblo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
  • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
• Canon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
  • Canon is located in Taos 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 Agua Fria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Agua Fria.

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

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

Adding Agua Fria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Agua Fria 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 Agua Fria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Agua Fria post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Agua Fria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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