Welcome to Placitas ...Placitas is located in Rio Arriba County<1>. Placitas is 7,410 feet [2,259 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Placitas is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Placitas lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Placitas ...While we believe that this Placitas is located in Rio Arriba County, we know of another 3 New Mexico communities named Placitas. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dona Ana, Sandoval and Sierra County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Placitas. Communities near Placitas ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Placitas.
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 Placitas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Placitas. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Placitas. 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 Placitas. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Placitas. See our Newspapers Page for Placitas. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Placitas ...Looking for more information about Placitas? 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 Placitas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Placitas. Footnotes ...
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