Welcome to Santa Rita ...

Santa Rita is located in Monterey County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Santa Rita, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santa Rita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Santa Rita is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Santa Rita ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities Also Named Santa Rita ...

While we believe that this Santa Rita is located in Monterey County, we know of another 2 California communities named Santa Rita. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alameda and Santa Barbara County.

Beyond California, there are 8 communities that are also named Santa Rita - they are located in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Santa Rita ...

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

• Watsonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville
  • Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsonville <4>
• Hollister
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollister <4>
• Seaside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Seaside is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <4>
• Monterey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Marina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
  • Marina is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <4>
• Pacific Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Grove
  • Pacific Grove is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Grove <4>
• Gonzales
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <4>
• Carmel-by-the-Sea
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel-by-the-Sea <4>
• San Juan Bautista
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Bautista
  • San Juan Bautista is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan Bautista <4>
• Del Rey Oaks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Oaks
  • Del Rey Oaks is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Rita ...

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

Adding Santa Rita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Santa Rita post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santa Rita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/