Welcome to Rio Pueblo ...

Rio Pueblo is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rio Pueblo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Rio Pueblo is 7,630 feet [2,326 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rio Pueblo is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Rio Pueblo: 575

Communities near Rio Pueblo ...

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

• Taos
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
  • Taos is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos <3>
• Picuris Pueblo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picuris Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
  • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
• Rio Lucio
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Lucio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
  • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
• Chamisal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamisal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamisal
  • Chamisal is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamisal <3>
• Trampas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trampas
  • Trampas is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trampas <3>
• Tres Ritos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
  • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
• Vallecito
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecito
  • Vallecito is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallecito <3>
• Angostura
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
  • Angostura is located in Taos County
• Pilar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilar
  • Pilar is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilar <3>
• Talpa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
  • Talpa is located in Taos 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 Rio Pueblo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rio Pueblo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rio Pueblo ...

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

Adding Rio Pueblo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Rio Pueblo post office opened in 1910.

We also found Rio Pueblo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rio Pueblo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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