Welcome to Rio Puerco ...

Rio Puerco is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

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

Rio Puerco is 6,480 feet [1,975 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rio Puerco is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Rio Puerco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Rio Puerco: This one is located in Rio Arriba County and the other is located in Valencia County.

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

Communities near Rio Puerco ...

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

• Arroyo del Agua
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
  • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
• Canones
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canones
  • Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canones <4>
• Gallina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallina
  • Gallina is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallina <4>
• Abiquiu
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiquiu
  • Abiquiu is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abiquiu <4>
• Llaves
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llaves
  • Llaves is located in Rio Arriba County
• Canjilon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canjilon
  • Canjilon is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canjilon <4>
• Regina
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
  • Regina is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regina <4>
• Medanales
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medanales
  • Medanales is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medanales <4>
• Seven Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
• Cebolla
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebolla
  • Cebolla is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cebolla <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 Rio Puerco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rio Puerco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rio Puerco ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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