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Welcome to Alvarado ...

Alvarado is located in Otero County<1>.

Alvarado is 4,100 feet [1,250 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Alvarado is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Alvarado (for example, toward Horizon City (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Alvarado: 575

Communities Also Named Alvarado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Alvarado - they are located in California, Indiana, Minnesota, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Alvarado ...

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

  • Chaparral
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaparral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral
    • Chaparral is located in Dona Ana County
  • Orogrande
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Homestead Meadows North
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Homestead Meadows
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows
    • Homestead Meadows is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • White Sands
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Anthony
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Berino
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Butterfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Butterfield is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Anthony
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
    • Anthony is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
  • Homestead Meadows South
    (23 miles [37 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 Alvarado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alvarado.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alvarado ...

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

Adding Alvarado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alvarado 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 Alvarado was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.

We also found Alvarado in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alvarado.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alvarado - 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.