Welcome to Amargo ...

Amargo is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

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

Amargo is 7,000 feet [2,134 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Amargo is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Amargo: 575

Communities near Amargo ...

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

• Chama
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <3>
• Dulce
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dulce is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulce
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulce <3>
• Chromo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chromo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <3>
• Navajo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
• Trujillo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Trujillo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
• Juanita ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Juanita is located in Archuleta County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
• Gato
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gato is located in Archuleta County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
• Lobato ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
• Rutheron
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
• Brazos
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amargo ...

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

Adding Amargo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amargo 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 (so far) for Amargo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amargo.