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Welcome to Frijoles Spring ...

Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Frijoles Spring: Frijoles Spg. (or less commonly used: Frijoles Spng. or Frijoles Sprng.)

Frijoles Spring is 7,010 feet [2,137 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Frijoles Spring is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Frijoles Spring ...

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

  • Abiquiu
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Canones
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Medanales
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Coyote
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Arroyo del Agua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
  • El Duende
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
  • Hernandez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Clara Pueblo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
  • Chamita
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
  • El Rito
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frijoles Spring ...

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

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 Frijoles Spring - 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.