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Welcome to Ojo Sarco ...

Ojo Sarco is located in north central New Mexico.

Ojo Sarco is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ojo Sarco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Ojo Sarco is 7,400 feet [2,256 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ojo Sarco is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Ojo Sarco ...

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

  • Espanola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Llano
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rio Lucio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Lucio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
    • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
  • Truchas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Apodaca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
    • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Penasco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penasco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penasco
    • Penasco is located in Taos County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penasco <3>
  • Picuris Pueblo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
  • Vadito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rinconada
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
    • Rinconada 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 Ojo Sarco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ojo Sarco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ojo Sarco ...

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

Adding Ojo Sarco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ojo Sarco post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ojo Sarco.

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 Ojo Sarco - 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/