Welcome to San Antonio ...
San Antonio is located in Conejos County<1>.
The location of San Antonio has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of San Antonio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
When the people of San Antonio refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use San Antonian<3>
San Antonio is 7,930 feet [2,417 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of San Antonio is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: San Antonio lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for San Antonio: (719)
Communities Also Named San Antonio ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named San Antonio - they are located in California (5), Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico (4) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Antonio.
Communities near San Antonio ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Antonio.
- Manassa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
- Manassa is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <5>
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Sanford is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
- La Jara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
- La Jara is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <5>
- Antonito
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonito
- Antonito is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antonito <5>
- Romeo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Romeo is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <5>
- Conejos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejos
- Conejos is located in Conejos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conejos <5>
- Mogote
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
- Mogote is located in Conejos County
- Lava ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sublette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Bountiful
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Bountiful is located in Conejos 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 San Antonio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Antonio.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Antonio. 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 San Antonio.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Antonio. See our Newspapers Page for San Antonio.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Antonio ...
Looking for more information about San Antonio? 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 San Antonio, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Antonio.
Adding San Antonio to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Antonio 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 San Antonio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the San Antonio post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Antonio.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Antonio. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Conejos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of San Antonio refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of San Antonio may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Antonio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |