Welcome to Lobato ...

So far, we found very little information about Lobato. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lobato to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lobato, please Contact Us.

Lobato would have been located within present day Rio Arriba County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lobato, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lobato is 8,290 feet [2,527 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lobato is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Lobato was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lobato would have been located in the (575) area code.

Communities near Lobato ...

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

• Chama
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <4>
• Cumbres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
  • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
• Osier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
  • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
• Brazos
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
  • Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County
• Los Ojos
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojos
  • Los Ojos is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Ojos <4>
• Rutheron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
  • Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
• Chromo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chromo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
  • Chromo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <4>
• Monero
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
  • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County
• Sublette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
  • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
• Lumberton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton 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 Lobato. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lobato.

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

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

Adding Lobato to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lobato 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 Lobato was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lobato.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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