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Welcome to Archuleta ...

Archuleta is located in San Juan County<1>.

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.<2> In other words, the elevation 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

Area Code for Archuleta: 505

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)
  • Aztec
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Aztec is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <3>
  • Turley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Turley is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • Navajo Dam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Navajo City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo City
  • Blanco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • La Boca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • La Boca is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
  • Bondad
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bondad is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
  • Allison
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Allison is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Flora Vista
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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 (so far) for Archuleta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Archuleta post office opened in 1919. The Archuleta post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Archuleta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Archuleta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/