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Welcome to Big Horn ...

Big Horn is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Horn, 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.

Big Horn is 9,010 feet [2,746 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Big Horn is about 1¾ mile [or 2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Big Horn: 575

Communities Also Named Big Horn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Big Horn - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Montana and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Big Horn ...

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

  • Manassa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
    • Manassa is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <3>
  • Antonito
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Romeo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
    • Romeo is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <3>
  • Lava ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lava. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Mogote
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
    • Mogote is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Ortiz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
    • Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Osier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
    • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Paisaje
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paisaje. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisaje
    • Paisaje is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Conejos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumbres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
    • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Horn ...

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

Adding Big Horn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Horn 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 Big Horn was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Big Horn in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Horn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Rio Arriba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Horn - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.