Welcome to Alcalde ...

Alcalde is located in north central New Mexico.

Alcalde is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alcalde, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Alcalde is 5,710 feet [1,740 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Alcalde is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Alcalde: 505

Communities Also Named Alcalde ...

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

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

Communities near Alcalde ...

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

• Espanola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Espanola
  • From Alcalde to Espanola
• Hernandez
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernandez
  • Hernandez is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernandez <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hernandez
  • From Alcalde to Hernandez
• Santa Cruz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Cruz <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santa Cruz
  • From Alcalde to Santa Cruz
• Santo Nino
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
  • Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santo Nino
  • From Alcalde to Santo Nino
• Cuartelez
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
  • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cuartelez
  • From Alcalde to Cuartelez
• La Puebla
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
  • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Puebla
  • From Alcalde to La Puebla
• Sombrillo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sombrillo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
  • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
• Velarde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velarde
  • Velarde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velarde <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Velarde
  • From Alcalde to Velarde
• Arroyo Seco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
  • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arroyo Seco
  • From Alcalde to Arroyo Seco
• Chimayo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimayo
  • Chimayo is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimayo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chimayo
  • From Alcalde to Chimayo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alcalde ...

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

Adding Alcalde to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Alcalde post office opened in 1890.

We also found Alcalde in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alcalde.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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