Welcome to Las Placitas ...

Las Placitas is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

Las Placitas is 6,670 feet [2,033 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Las Placitas is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Las Placitas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Las Placitas.

• Ojo Caliente
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Caliente
  • Ojo Caliente is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojo Caliente <3>
• LaMadera
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMadera
  • LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba County
• Medanales
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medanales
  • Medanales is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medanales <3>
• Abiquiu
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiquiu
  • Abiquiu is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abiquiu <3>
• Vallecitos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecitos
  • Vallecitos is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallecitos <3>
• Embudo
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <3>
• Estaca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• Petaca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaca
  • Petaca is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaca <3>
• Velarde
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velarde
  • Velarde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velarde <3>
• La Villita
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
  • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba 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 Las Placitas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Las Placitas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Las Placitas ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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