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Welcome to North Santa Maria ...

North Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Santa Maria: N. Santa Maria

North Santa Maria is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Santa Maria lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near North Santa Maria ...

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

  • Arroyo Grande
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grover Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Guadalupe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pismo Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Betteravia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
    • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Nipomo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Orcutt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Garey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey
    • Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Casmalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Callender
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Santa Maria ...

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

Adding North Santa Maria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Santa Maria 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 North Santa Maria was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Santa Maria.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Barbara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Santa Maria - 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.