Welcome to Rutheron ...

Rutheron is located in north central New Mexico.

Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rutheron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

Rutheron is 7,280 feet [2,219 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rutheron is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Rutheron: 575

Communities near Rutheron ...

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

Chama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
- Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chama
- From Rutheron to Chama
Cebolla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebolla
- Cebolla is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cebolla <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cebolla
- From Rutheron to Cebolla
Lobato ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
- Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lobato
- From Rutheron to Lobato
Monero
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
- Monero is located in Rio Arriba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monero
- From Rutheron to Monero
Canjilon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canjilon
- Canjilon is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canjilon <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Canjilon
- From Rutheron to Canjilon
Cumbres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
- Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cumbres
- From Rutheron to Cumbres
Lumberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lumberton
- From Rutheron to Lumberton
Chromo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chromo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
- Chromo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chromo
- From Rutheron to Chromo
Osier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
- Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Osier
- From Rutheron to Osier
Dulce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulce
- Dulce is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulce <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dulce
- From Rutheron to Dulce

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rutheron ...

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

Adding Rutheron to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rutheron post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rutheron.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Rio Arriba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rutheron - 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>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/