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Welcome to Tinaja ...

Tinaja is located in Cibola County<1>.

Tinaja is 7,370 feet [2,246 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tinaja is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Tinaja: 505

Communities Also Named Tinaja ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Tinaja: This one is located in Cibola County and the other is located in Colfax County.

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

Communities near Tinaja ...

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

  • Pinehill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ramah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • San Rafael
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • San Rafael is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • Milan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Thoreau
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Continental Divide
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Grants
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Grants is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
    • Former name for Grants:
    • Grants Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <3>
  • Prewitt
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Hogg Place ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hogg Place is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Place
  • Black Rock
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tinaja ...

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

Footnotes ...

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