Welcome to Ricardo ...
So far, we found very little information about Ricardo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ricardo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ricardo, please Contact Us.
Ricardo would have been located within present day DeBaca County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ricardo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ricardo is 4,410 feet [1,344 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ricardo is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Ricardo was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Ricardo was located: 575
Communities Also Named Ricardo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ricardo - they are located in California and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ricardo.
Communities near Ricardo ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Ricardo.
- Fort Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sumner
- Fort Sumner is located in DeBaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Sumner <4>
- Yeso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeso
- Yeso is located in DeBaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeso <4>
- Lake Sumner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sumner
- Lake Sumner is located in DeBaca County
- Taiban
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban
- Taiban is located in DeBaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taiban <4>
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 Ricardo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ricardo.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ricardo. See our Newspapers Page for Ricardo.
Adding Ricardo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ricardo 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 Ricardo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Ricardo post office opened in 1908.
We also found Ricardo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ricardo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ricardo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including DeBaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ricardo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |