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Welcome to Barranco ...

Barranco is located in San Miguel County<1>.

Barranco is 5,950 feet [1,814 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Barranco is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Barranco ...

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

  • Ribera
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Villanueva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • El Ancon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
  • El Cerrito
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • El Cerrito is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
  • Serafina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapelle is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelle
  • Ilfeld
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Apache Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
  • Tecolote
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
  • Dahlia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dahlia is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barranco ...

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

Footnotes ...

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