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Welcome to Ensenada ...

Ensenada is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ensenada, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Ensenada is 7,530 feet [2,295 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ensenada is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ensenada: 575

Communities near Ensenada ...

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

  • 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>
  • Rutheron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
    • Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Cebolla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lobato ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
    • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Canjilon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cumbres
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
    • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Monero
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
    • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Osier
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
    • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Sublette
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
    • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Lumberton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba 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 Ensenada. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ensenada.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ensenada ...

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

Adding Ensenada to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ensenada post office opened in 1906.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ensenada.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Rio Arriba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ensenada - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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