Welcome to Carrizo ...
Carrizo is located in Otero County<1>.
Carrizo is 7,060 feet [2,152 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Carrizo is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Carrizo lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Carrizo: 575
Communities Also Named Carrizo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Carrizo - they are located in Arizona (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carrizo.
Communities near Carrizo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carrizo.
- Ruidoso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruidoso Downs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
- Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <3>
- Capitan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
- Capitan is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <3>
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine Cellars Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Cellars Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cellars Village
- Alpine Cellars Village is located in Lincoln County
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sierra Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mescalero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sun Valley
- From Carrizo to Sun Valley
- Bonito
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Carrizo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrizo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carrizo. 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 Carrizo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrizo. See our Newspapers Page for Carrizo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrizo ...
Looking for more information about Carrizo? 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 Carrizo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carrizo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carrizo - 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. |