Welcome to Los Luceros ...

Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Los Luceros, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Los Luceros is 5,700 feet [1,737 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Los Luceros is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Los Luceros ...

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

• Espanola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanola
  • Espanola is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Espanola <3>
• Chamita
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
  • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
• El Duende
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
  • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
• Ohkay Owingeh
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohkay Owingeh
  • Ohkay Owingeh is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Former name for Ohkay Owingeh:
  • San Juan Pueblo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohkay Owingeh <3>
• San Juan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
• Hernandez
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernandez
  • Hernandez is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernandez <3>
• Velarde
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velarde
  • Velarde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velarde <3>
• Santo Nino
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
  • Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
• Chimayo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimayo
  • Chimayo is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimayo <3>
• Cuartelez
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
  • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe 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 Los Luceros. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Los Luceros.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Los Luceros ...

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

Adding Los Luceros to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Los Luceros post office opened in 1855.

We also found Los Luceros in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Los Luceros.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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