Welcome to Ranchitos ...

Ranchitos is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

The location of Ranchitos has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ranchitos, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Ranchitos is 5,640 feet [1,719 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ranchitos is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Ranchitos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Ranchitos: This one is located in Rio Arriba County and the other is located in Taos County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ranchitos.

Communities near Ranchitos ...

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

• Alcalde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcalde
  • Alcalde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcalde <4>
• Arroyo Seco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
  • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
• El Duende
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
  • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
• El Valle de Arroyo Seco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Valle de Arroyo Seco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Valle de Arroyo Seco
  • El Valle de Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
• La Puebla
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
  • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
• Estaca
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• La Villita
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
  • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
• Los Luceros
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
  • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
• Chimayo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimayo
  • Chimayo is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimayo <4>
• Santa Clara Pueblo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
  • Santa Clara Pueblo 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 Ranchitos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ranchitos.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ranchitos ...

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

Adding Ranchitos to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ranchitos post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ranchitos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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