Welcome to Rinconada ...

Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rinconada, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rinconada is 5,900 feet [1,798 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rinconada is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Rinconada ...

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

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

Communities near Rinconada ...

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

• Espanola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanola
  • Espanola is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Espanola <4>
• Embudo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embudo
  • Embudo is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Embudo <4>
• Pilar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilar
  • Pilar is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilar <4>
• Vallecito
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecito
  • Vallecito is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallecito <4>
• Velarde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velarde
  • Velarde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velarde <4>
• Chamisal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamisal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamisal
  • Chamisal is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamisal <4>
• Rio Lucio
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Lucio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
  • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
• Trampas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trampas
  • Trampas is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trampas <4>
• Picuris Pueblo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picuris Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
  • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
• Penasco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penasco
  • Penasco is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penasco <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 Rinconada. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rinconada.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rinconada ...

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

Adding Rinconada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rinconada 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 Rinconada was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rinconada.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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