Welcome to Rodarte ...

Rodarte is located in northeast New Mexico.

Rodarte is located in Taos County<1>.

The location of Rodarte has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Rodarte is 7,910 feet [2,411 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rodarte is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Rodarte is located in the (575) area code.

Communities near Rodarte ...

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

• Taos
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• Rio Lucio
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Lucio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
  • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
• Trampas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trampas
  • Trampas is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trampas <4>
• Vallecito
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <4>
• Tres Ritos
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
  • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
• Angostura
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Truchas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truchas
  • Truchas is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truchas <4>
• Apodaca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
  • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• Dixon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <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 Rodarte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rodarte.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rodarte ...

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

Adding Rodarte to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rodarte post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rodarte.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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