Welcome to La Cueva ...

La Cueva is located in Mora County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Cueva, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

La Cueva is 7,020 feet [2,140 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of La Cueva is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

La Cueva is within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named La Cueva ...

While we believe that this La Cueva is located in Mora County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named La Cueva. Those communities are located in the following counties: Rio Arriba and Santa Fe County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Cueva.

Communities near La Cueva ...

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

• Golondrinas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
  • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
• Mora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Mora is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <3>
• South Carmen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
  • South Carmen is located in Mora County
• Abuelo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
  • Abuelo is located in Mora County
• Ledoux
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
  • Ledoux is located in Mora County
• Cleveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
• Pacheco Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
  • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
• Holman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
  • Holman is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holman <3>
• Ojo Feliz
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Feliz
  • Ojo Feliz is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojo Feliz <3>
• Loma Parda ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Parda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Loma Parda is located in Mora 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 La Cueva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Cueva.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Cueva ...

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

Adding La Cueva to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the La Cueva post office opened in 1868.

We also found La Cueva in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Cueva.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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