Welcome to Gila Hot Springs ...

Gila Hot Springs is located in Grant County<1>.

The location of Gila Hot Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gila Hot Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1966.

A typical abbreviation for Gila Hot Springs: Gila Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gila Hot Spngs. or Gila Hot Sprngs.)

Gila Hot Springs is 5,570 feet [1,698 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gila Hot Springs is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Gila Hot Springs lies within the (575) area code.

Communities near Gila Hot Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gila Hot Springs.

• Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
• Pinos Altos
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinos Altos <4>
• Little Walnut Village
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
  • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
• Gila
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Gila is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila <4>
• Mimbres
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimbres
  • Mimbres is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mimbres <4>
• Arenas Valley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
  • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
• Fort Bayard
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayard
  • Fort Bayard is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bayard <4>
• Hanover
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Grant County
• Santa Rita ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
  • Santa Rita is located in Grant County
• Cliff
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
  • Cliff is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cliff <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gila Hot Springs ...

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

Adding Gila Hot Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gila Hot Springs post office opened in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gila Hot Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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