Welcome to Rutheron ...

Rutheron is located in north central New Mexico.

Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rutheron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Rutheron is 7,280 feet [2,219 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rutheron is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Rutheron is located in the (575) area code.

Communities near Rutheron ...

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

• Chama
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <3>
• Cebolla
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebolla
  • Cebolla is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cebolla <3>
• Lobato ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
  • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
• Monero
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
  • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County
• Canjilon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canjilon
  • Canjilon is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canjilon <3>
• Cumbres
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
  • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
• Lumberton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County
• Chromo
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chromo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
  • Chromo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <3>
• Osier
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
  • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
• Dulce
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulce
  • Dulce is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulce <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rutheron ...

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

Adding Rutheron to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rutheron post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rutheron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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