Welcome to Chamisal ...

Chamisal is located in north central New Mexico.

Chamisal is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chamisal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Chamisal is 7,470 feet [2,277 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Chamisal is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Chamisal: 575

Communities near Chamisal ...

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

• Taos
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
  • Taos is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos <3>
• Vadito
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadito
  • Vadito is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vadito <3>
• Apodaca
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
  • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• Pilar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilar
  • Pilar is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilar <3>
• Dixon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <3>
• Rinconada
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
  • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
• Truchas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truchas
  • Truchas is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truchas <3>
• Cordova
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
  • Cordova is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <3>
• Embudo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embudo
  • Embudo is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Embudo <3>
• Tres Ritos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
  • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chamisal ...

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

Adding Chamisal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chamisal 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 Chamisal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chamisal post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chamisal.