Welcome to Brazos ...

Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brazos, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Brazos is 7,390 feet [2,252 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Brazos is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Brazos: 575

Communities Also Named Brazos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brazos - they are located in California and Texas.

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

Communities near Brazos ...

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

• Chama
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chama
  • From Brazos to Chama
• Lobato ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
  • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lobato
  • From Brazos to Lobato
• Cebolla
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebolla
  • Cebolla is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cebolla <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cebolla
  • From Brazos to Cebolla
• Cumbres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
  • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cumbres
  • From Brazos to Cumbres
• Canjilon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canjilon
  • Canjilon is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canjilon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Canjilon
  • From Brazos to Canjilon
• Monero
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
  • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monero
  • From Brazos to Monero
• Osier
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
  • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Osier
  • From Brazos to Osier
• Lumberton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lumberton
  • From Brazos to Lumberton
• Sublette
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
  • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sublette
  • From Brazos to Sublette
• Chromo
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chromo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
  • Chromo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chromo
  • From Brazos to Chromo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brazos ...

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

Adding Brazos to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Brazos post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brazos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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