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Welcome to Caballo ...

Caballo is located in southwest New Mexico.

Caballo is located in Sierra County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caballo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Caballo is 4,250 feet [1,295 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Caballo is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Caballo: 575

The ZIP code for Caballo: 87931<3>

Communities Also Named Caballo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Caballo - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Caballo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caballo ...

Looking for more information about Caballo? 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 Caballo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Caballo.

Adding Caballo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Caballo post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caballo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Sierra, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caballo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Caballo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Caballo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/