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Welcome to Gila Hot Springs ...

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

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.<2> 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

Area Code for Gila Hot Springs: 575

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)
  • 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.<4> 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)
  • Mimbres
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
  • Hanover
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Grant County
  • Cliff
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Rita ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
    • Santa Rita is located in Grant 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 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gila Hot Springs - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/