Welcome to Ventero ...

Ventero is located in Taos County<1>.

Ventero is 8,830 feet [2,691 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ventero is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ventero: 575

Communities near Ventero ...

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

• San Luis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
  • San Luis is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <4>
• Red River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red River
  • From Ventero to Red River
• Costilla
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
  • Costilla is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costilla <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Costilla
  • From Ventero to Costilla
• Garcia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
  • Garcia is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <4>
• Jaroso
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
  • Jaroso is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <4>
• San Pablo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • San Pablo is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <4>
• Chama
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <4>
• Buena Vista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buena Vista
  • From Ventero to Buena Vista
• San Acacio
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacio
  • San Acacio is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacio <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Acacio
  • From Ventero to San Acacio
• Cerro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
  • Cerro is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cerro
  • From Ventero to Cerro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ventero ...

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