Welcome to Arroyo Hondo ...

Arroyo Hondo is located in north central New Mexico.

Arroyo Hondo is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arroyo Hondo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Arroyo Hondo is 6,790 feet [2,070 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Arroyo Hondo is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Arroyo Hondo is located in the (575) area code.

The ZIP code for Arroyo Hondo: 87529<3>

Communities near Arroyo Hondo ...

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

• Taos
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Questa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
  • Questa is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <4>
• Red River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <4>
• Taos Ski Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• San Cristobal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Cristobal
  • San Cristobal is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Cristobal <4>
• Valdez
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
  • Valdez is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdez <4>
• Arroyo Seco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
  • Arroyo Seco is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Seco <4>
• Kiowa Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
  • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
• El Prado
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Prado
  • El Prado is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Prado <4>
• Lama
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
  • Lama 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 Arroyo Hondo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arroyo Hondo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arroyo Hondo ...

Looking for more information about Arroyo Hondo? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arroyo Hondo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arroyo Hondo.

Adding Arroyo Hondo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arroyo Hondo post office opened in 1885.

We also found Arroyo Hondo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arroyo Hondo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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