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Welcome to Llaves ...

Llaves is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Llaves, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1942.

Llaves is 7,070 feet [2,155 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Llaves is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Llaves ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Llaves ...

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

Adding Llaves to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Llaves post office opened in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Llaves.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Llaves - 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/