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Welcome to Rio Puerco ...Rio Puerco is located in Valencia County<1>. The location of Rio Puerco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Rio Puerco, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Rio Puerco is 5,040 feet [1,536 m] above sea level.<3> 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 The 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.
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. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rio Puerco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Valencia County: www.co.valencia.nm.us/ The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/ Footnotes ...
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