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Welcome to Pot Creek ...

Pot Creek is located in Taos County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pot Creek: Pot Crk. (or less commonly used: Pot Ck. or Pot Cr.)

Pot Creek is 7,440 feet [2,268 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pot Creek is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Pot Creek: 575

Communities near Pot Creek ...

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

  • Taos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Angel Fire
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Talpa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
    • Talpa is located in Taos County
  • Ranchos de Taos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Vadito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Canon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
    • Canon is located in Taos County
  • Shady Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
  • Penasco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
  • Ranchito
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pot Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Taos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pot Creek - 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.