Welcome to Monero ...

Monero is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monero, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Monero is 7,290 feet [2,222 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Monero is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Monero: 575

Communities near Monero ...

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

Chama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chama
- From Monero to Chama
Lumberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lumberton
- From Monero to Lumberton
Dulce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulce
- Dulce is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulce <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dulce
- From Monero to Dulce
Chromo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chromo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
- Chromo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chromo
- From Monero to Chromo
Navajo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navajo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
- Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Navajo
- From Monero to Navajo
Trujillo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
- Trujillo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Trujillo
- From Monero to Trujillo
Lobato ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
- Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lobato
- From Monero to Lobato
Juanita ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
- Juanita is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Juanita
- From Monero to Juanita
Rutheron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
- Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rutheron
- From Monero to Rutheron
Brazos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
- Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brazos
- From Monero to Brazos

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monero ...

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

Adding Monero to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monero 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 Monero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Monero post office opened in 1884.

We also found Monero in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monero.

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 Monero - 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>	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.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/