Welcome to Mogote ...

Mogote is located in Conejos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mogote, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Mogote is 8,070 feet [2,460 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mogote is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Mogote: (719)

Communities near Mogote ...

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

• Manassa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
  • Manassa is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <3>
• Sanford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <3>
• La Jara
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
  • La Jara is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <3>
• Antonito
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonito
  • Antonito is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antonito <3>
• Romeo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Romeo is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <3>
• Conejos
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejos
  • Conejos is located in Conejos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conejos <3>
• Ortiz
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
  • Ortiz is located in Conejos County
• Lava ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
  • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
• Sublette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
  • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
• Bountiful
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
  • Bountiful is located in Conejos County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mogote ...

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

Adding Mogote to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mogote post office opened in 1897.

We also found Mogote on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mogote.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/