Welcome to Glencoe ...

Glencoe is located in southeast New Mexico.

Glencoe is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glencoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Glencoe is 5,730 feet [1,747 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Glencoe is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Glencoe is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

The ZIP code for Glencoe: 88324<3>

Communities Also Named Glencoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Glencoe - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Glencoe ...

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

• Ruidoso
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso
  • Ruidoso is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso <4>
• Ruidoso Downs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
  • Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <4>
• Capitan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <4>
• Lincoln
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
• Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
  • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
• Hondo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hondo
  • Hondo is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hondo <4>
• Alto
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
• Hollywood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Lincoln County
• Sierra Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
• Sun Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln 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 Glencoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glencoe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glencoe ...

Looking for more information about Glencoe? 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 Glencoe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glencoe.

Adding Glencoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glencoe 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 Glencoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glencoe post office opened in 1901.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glencoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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