Welcome to Archuleta ...

Archuleta is located in San Juan County<1>.

The location of Archuleta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Archuleta is 5,690 feet [1,734 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Archuleta is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Archuleta is within the (505) area code.

Communities Also Named Archuleta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Archuleta: This one is located in San Juan County and the other is located in Bernalillo County.

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

Communities near Archuleta ...

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

• Bloomfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Aztec
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
  • Aztec is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <4>
• Turley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • Turley is located in San Juan County
• Navajo Dam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Dam
  • Navajo Dam is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navajo Dam <4>
• Navajo City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo City
  • Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County
• Blanco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Blanco is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanco <4>
• La Boca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Boca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
  • La Boca is located in La Plata County (CO)
• Bondad
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
  • Bondad is located in La Plata County (CO)
• Allison
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in La Plata County (CO)
• Flora Vista
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Vista
  • Flora Vista is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora Vista <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Archuleta ...

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

Adding Archuleta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Archuleta post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Archuleta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.nm.us/

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