Welcome to Santa Teresa ...

Santa Teresa is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

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

Santa Teresa is 7,440 feet [2,268 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Santa Teresa is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Santa Teresa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Santa Teresa: This one is located in Rio Arriba County and the other is located in Dona Ana County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Santa Teresa.

Communities near Santa Teresa ...

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

• Cuba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Gallina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallina
  • Gallina is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallina <4>
• Canones
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canones
  • Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canones <4>
• Regina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
  • Regina is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regina <4>
• Copper City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Sandoval County
• La Jara
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
  • La Jara is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <4>
• Seven Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
• Llaves
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llaves
  • Llaves is located in Rio Arriba County
• Abiquiu
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiquiu
  • Abiquiu is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abiquiu <4>
• Lindrith
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindrith
  • Lindrith is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindrith <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 Santa Teresa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santa Teresa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Teresa ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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