Welcome to Onava ...

Onava is located in San Miguel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Onava, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Onava is 6,750 feet [2,057 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Onava is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Onava ...

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

• Las Vegas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <3>
• Kroenigs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
• Watrous
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Watrous is located in Mora County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
• Loma Parda ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
• Montezuma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Montezuma is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <3>
• Sapello
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sapello is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapello
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapello <3>
• Hot Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
• Las Vegas Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
• Valmora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Valmora is located in Mora County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
• Romero
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Romero is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Onava ...

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

Adding Onava to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Onava.