Welcome to Rencona ...

Rencona is located in San Miguel County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rencona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Rencona is 7,150 feet [2,179 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rencona is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Rencona ...

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

• Pecos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
  • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <4>
• Ilfeld
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilfeld
  • Ilfeld is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilfeld <4>
• El Ancon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
  • El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
• Ribera
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribera
  • Ribera is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ribera <4>
• San Miguel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
• Coruco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coruco
  • Coruco is located in San Miguel County
• Rowe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
  • Rowe is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowe <4>
• Galisteo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galisteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galisteo
  • Galisteo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galisteo <4>
• Lamy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamy
  • Lamy is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamy <4>
• Villanueva
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanueva
  • Villanueva is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villanueva <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rencona ...

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

Adding Rencona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rencona post office opened in 1916.

We also found Rencona on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rencona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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