Welcome to Glencoe ...
Glencoe is located in southeast New Mexico.
Glencoe is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glencoe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Glencoe is 5,730 feet [1,747 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Glencoe is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Glencoe lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Glencoe: 575
The ZIP code for Glencoe: 88324<3>
Communities Also Named Glencoe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Glencoe - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glencoe.
Communities near Glencoe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glencoe.
- Ruidoso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ruidoso Downs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
- Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <4>
- Capitan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
- Capitan is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <4>
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hondo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sierra Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sun Valley
- From Glencoe to Sun 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 Glencoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glencoe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glencoe. 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 Glencoe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glencoe. See our Newspapers Page for Glencoe.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glencoe ...
Looking for more information about Glencoe? 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 Glencoe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glencoe.
Adding Glencoe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Glencoe 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 Glencoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Glencoe post office opened in 1901.
We also found Glencoe on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glencoe.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glencoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Glencoe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Glencoe or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |