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Welcome to Rio Puerco ...

Rio Puerco is located in Valencia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rio Puerco, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rio Puerco is 5,040 feet [1,536 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rio Puerco is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Rio Puerco: 505

Communities Also Named Rio Puerco ...

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

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

Communities near Rio Puerco ...

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

  • Los Lunas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Belen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
    • Belen is located in Valencia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <3>
  • Rio Communities
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Communities have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Communities
    • Rio Communities is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Communities <3>
  • Bosque Farms
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosque Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque Farms
    • Bosque Farms is located in Valencia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bosque Farms <3>
  • Peralta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Tome
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Valencia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
    • Valencia is located in Valencia County
  • Isleta Pueblo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleta Pueblo
    • Isleta Pueblo is located in Bernalillo County
  • Isleta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jarales
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarales
    • Jarales is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarales <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rio Puerco ...

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

Adding Rio Puerco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rio Puerco 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 Puerco was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Valencia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rio Puerco - 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>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.