Welcome to Pena Blanca ...

Pena Blanca is located in Sandoval County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pena Blanca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Pena Blanca is 5,230 feet [1,594 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pena Blanca is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Pena Blanca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Pena Blanca: This one is located in Sandoval County and the other is located in Bernalillo County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pena Blanca.

Communities near Pena Blanca ...

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

• Domingo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domingo
  • Domingo is located in Sandoval County
• Kewa Pueblo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewa Pueblo
  • Kewa Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Former name for Kewa Pueblo:
  • Santo Domingo Pueblo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewa Pueblo <4>
• Cochiti Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochiti Lake
  • Cochiti Lake is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochiti Lake <4>
• La Cienega
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cienega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienega
  • La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County
• San Felipe Pueblo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Felipe Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Pueblo
  • San Felipe Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
• Bonanza City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
  • Bonanza City is located in Santa Fe County
• Algodones
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algodones
  • Algodones is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algodones <4>
• Los Cerrillos
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
  • Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
  • Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
  • Cerrillos
• Madrid
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
• Diamond Tail Ranch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Tail Ranch
  • Diamond Tail Ranch is located in Sandoval County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pena Blanca ...

Looking for more information about Pena Blanca? 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 Pena Blanca, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pena Blanca.

Adding Pena Blanca to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pena Blanca post office opened in 1867.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pena Blanca.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

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