Welcome to Ancon ...

Ancon is located in San Miguel County<1>.

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

Ancon is 4,580 feet [1,396 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ancon is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Ancon ...

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

• Armenta Plaza ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenta Plaza
  • Armenta Plaza is located in Harding County
• Trementina ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trementina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trementina
  • Trementina is located in San Miguel County
• Roy
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
• Solano
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano
  • Solano is located in Harding County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solano <4>
• Conchas
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conchas
  • Conchas is located in San Miguel County
  • Conchas has also been known as:
  • Conchas Dam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conchas <4>
• Wagon Mound
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Mound
  • Wagon Mound is located in Mora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagon Mound <4>
• Hooverville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverville
  • Hooverville is located in San Miguel County
• Mosquero
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquero
  • Mosquero is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosquero <4>
• Mills
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
  • Mills is located in Harding County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills <4>
• Valmora
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
  • Valmora is located in Mora County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ancon ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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