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Welcome to Rencona ...

Rencona is located in San Miguel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rencona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Rencona is 7,150 feet [2,179 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rencona is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Rencona ...

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

  • Pecos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <3>
  • Ilfeld
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • El Ancon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
  • Ribera
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Miguel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • Coruco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Coruco is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coruco
  • Rowe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Galisteo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lamy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Villanueva
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rencona ...

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

Adding Rencona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rencona 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 (so far) for Rencona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rencona post office opened in 1916. The Rencona post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rencona.

Footnotes ...

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

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