Welcome to Glorieta ...

Glorieta is located in north central New Mexico.

Glorieta is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glorieta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Glorieta is 7,430 feet [2,265 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Glorieta is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Glorieta: (505)

The ZIP code for Glorieta: 87535<3>

Communities near Glorieta ...

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

• Santa Fe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <4>
• Pecos
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
  • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <4>
• Canada de los Alamos
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada de los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
  • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
• Rowe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
  • Rowe is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowe <4>
• Lamy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamy
  • Lamy is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamy <4>
• Seton Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
  • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
• Eldorado at Santa Fe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado at Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
  • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
• Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
  • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
• Agua Fria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Fria
  • Agua Fria is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Fria <4>
• Tesuque
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tesuque have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesuque
  • Tesuque is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tesuque <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 Glorieta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glorieta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glorieta ...

Looking for more information about Glorieta? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Glorieta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glorieta.

Adding Glorieta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glorieta 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 Glorieta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glorieta post office opened in 1880.

We also found Glorieta in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glorieta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/

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