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Welcome to Atrisco ...

Atrisco is located in Bernalillo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atrisco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Atrisco is 4,950 feet [1,509 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Atrisco is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Atrisco: 505

Communities near Atrisco ...

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

  • Albuquerque
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rio Rancho
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Los Lunas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bernalillo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Corrales
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Bosque Farms
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Peralta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tijeras
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • South Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Valley is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atrisco ...

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

Adding Atrisco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atrisco 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 (so far) for Atrisco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Atrisco post office opened in 1892. The Atrisco post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atrisco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Bernalillo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atrisco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/