Welcome to Tohatchi ...

Tohatchi is located

Tohatchi is located in McKinley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tohatchi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Tohatchi is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tohatchi is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Tohatchi, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Tohatchi: 505

Communities near Tohatchi ...

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

• Mexican Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
  • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
  • Nakai Beto
  • Nakai Bito
  • Nakaibeto
  • Nakaibito
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mexican Springs
  • From Tohatchi to Mexican Springs
• Brimhall Nizhoni
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimhall Nizhoni have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimhall Nizhoni
  • Brimhall Nizhoni is located in McKinley County
• Twin Lakes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
• Naschitti
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naschitti have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naschitti
  • Naschitti is located in San Juan County
• Navajo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
  • Navajo is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navajo <3>
• Yah-ta-hey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yah-ta-hey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
  • Yah-ta-hey is located in McKinley County
• Crystal
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in San Juan County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crystal
  • From Tohatchi to Crystal
• Rock Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rock Springs
  • From Tohatchi to Rock Springs
• Fort Defiance
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
  • Fort Defiance is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Defiance <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Defiance
  • From Tohatchi to Fort Defiance
• Window Rock
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Window Rock
  • Window Rock is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Window Rock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Window Rock
  • From Tohatchi to Window Rock

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tohatchi. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tohatchi.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tohatchi ...

Looking for more information about Tohatchi? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tohatchi, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tohatchi.

Adding Tohatchi to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Tohatchi post office opened in 1898.

We also found Tohatchi on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tohatchi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

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