DERENO

NAME: Dereno
COUNTY: De Baca
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 6
CLIMATE: Nice
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime
COMMENTS: 17 mi SE of Ft. Sumner and 12 mi S of Tolar.
REMAINS: None
Probably called Cuidad De Reno (city of the reindeer) because of its location in the mountains , and later through popular speech, the word cuidad was dropped. A post office was established from 1907 to 1934. Reference: New Mexico Place Names, by Pearce, lists the settlement as abandoned. Submitted by:

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