Welcome to Gascon ...

Gascon is located in Mora County<1>.

The location of Gascon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Gascon is 8,050 feet [2,454 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gascon is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Gascon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gascon - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Gascon ...

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

• Ledoux
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
  • Ledoux is located in Mora County
• Pendaries Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendaries Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
  • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
• Abuelo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
  • Abuelo is located in Mora County
• Pacheco Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
  • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
• South Carmen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
  • South Carmen is located in Mora County
• Cleveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Mora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Mora is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <4>
• Holman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
  • Holman is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holman <4>
• La Cueva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • La Cueva is located in Mora County
• Cowles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
  • Cowles is located in San Miguel 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 Gascon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gascon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gascon ...

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

Adding Gascon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gascon post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gascon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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