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Welcome to Ojito ...

Ojito is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ojito, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1941.

Ojito is 7,340 feet [2,237 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ojito is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Ojito ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Ojito: This one is located in Rio Arriba County and the other is located in Taos County.

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

Communities near Ojito ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Ojito.

  • Lindrith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Llaves
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llaves
    • Llaves is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Regina
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gallina
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • La Jara
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Counselor
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuba
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Sandoval County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
  • Arroyo del Agua
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
    • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ojito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ojito.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ojito ...

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

Adding Ojito to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ojito 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 Ojito was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ojito post office opened in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ojito.

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 Ojito - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/