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Welcome to Toltec ...

Toltec is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toltec, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Toltec is 9,450 feet [2,880 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Toltec is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Toltec: 575

Communities Also Named Toltec ...

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

Beyond New Mexico, there are 5 communities that are also named Toltec - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Toltec ...

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

  • Chama
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
    • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <3>
  • Antonito
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Osier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
    • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Lava ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lava. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Cumbres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
    • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Mogote
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
    • Mogote is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Ortiz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
    • Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Paisaje
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paisaje. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisaje
    • Paisaje is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Lobato ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
    • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Conejos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toltec ...

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

Adding Toltec to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toltec 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 Toltec was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toltec.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Rio Arriba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toltec - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.