Welcome to Canjilon ...

Canjilon is located in north central New Mexico.

Canjilon is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

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

Canjilon is 7,780 feet [2,371 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Canjilon is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Canjilon ...

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

• Cebolla
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebolla
  • Cebolla is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cebolla <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cebolla
  • From Canjilon to Cebolla
• El Rito
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rito
  • El Rito is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Rito <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to El Rito
  • From Canjilon to El Rito
• Vallecitos
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecitos
  • Vallecitos is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallecitos <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vallecitos
  • From Canjilon to Vallecitos
• Los Ojos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojos
  • Los Ojos is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Ojos <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Los Ojos
  • From Canjilon to Los Ojos
• Abiquiu
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiquiu
  • Abiquiu is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abiquiu <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abiquiu
  • From Canjilon to Abiquiu
• Brazos
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
  • Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brazos
  • From Canjilon to Brazos
• Rutheron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
  • Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rutheron
  • From Canjilon to Rutheron
• Canones
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canones
  • Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canones <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Canones
  • From Canjilon to Canones
• LaMadera
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMadera
  • LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to LaMadera
  • From Canjilon to LaMadera
• Coyote
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
  • Coyote is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyote <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coyote
  • From Canjilon to Coyote

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canjilon ...

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

Adding Canjilon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canjilon 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 Canjilon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Canjilon post office opened in 1892.

We also found Canjilon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canjilon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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