Welcome to La Cueva ...
So far, we found very little information about La Cueva. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added La Cueva to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with La Cueva, please Contact Us.
La Cueva would have been located within present day Rio Arriba County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for La Cueva is 6,460 feet [1,969 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of La Cueva is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where La Cueva was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named La Cueva ...
While we believe that this La Cueva is located in Rio Arriba County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named La Cueva. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mora 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.
- Ojo Caliente
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Caliente
- Ojo Caliente is located in Taos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojo Caliente <4>
- El Rito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rito
- El Rito is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Rito <4>
- Petaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaca
- Petaca is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaca <4>
- Vallecitos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecitos
- Vallecitos is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallecitos <4>
- Embudo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embudo
- Embudo is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Embudo <4>
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
- Servilleta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Servilleta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
- Servilleta is located in Taos County
- Velarde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velarde
- Velarde is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velarde <4>
- Apodaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
- Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
- Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Taos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <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 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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about La Cueva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Cueva - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |