Welcome to Optimo ...

Optimo is located in Mora County<1>.

The location of Optimo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Optimo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Optimo is 6,380 feet [1,945 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Optimo is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Optimo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Optimo - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Optimo ...

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

• Wagon Mound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Mound
  • Wagon Mound is located in Mora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagon Mound <4>
• Valmora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
  • Valmora is located in Mora County
• Watrous
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
  • Watrous is located in Mora County
• Loma Parda ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Parda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
• Golondrinas
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
  • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
• Ojo Feliz
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Feliz
  • Ojo Feliz is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojo Feliz <4>
• Los Alamos
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
• Ocate
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocate
  • Ocate is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocate <4>
• Rainsville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <4>
• Armenta Plaza ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenta Plaza
  • Armenta Plaza is located in Harding 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 Optimo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Optimo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Optimo ...

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

Adding Optimo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Optimo post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Optimo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Optimo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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