Welcome to Santa Rita ...

Santa Rita is located in Glacier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santa Rita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

Santa Rita is 3,790 feet [1,155 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Santa Rita is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Santa Rita: 406

Communities Also Named Santa Rita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Santa Rita - they are located in Arizona, California (3), 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.

• Cut Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Bank
  • Cut Bank is located in Glacier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Bank <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cut Bank
  • From Santa Rita to Cut Bank
• Kevin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevin
  • Kevin is located in Toole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevin <3>
• Ethridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
  • Ethridge is located in Toole County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ethridge
  • From Santa Rita to Ethridge
• Rim Rock Colony
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Rock Colony
  • Rim Rock Colony is located in Toole County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rim Rock Colony
  • From Santa Rita to Rim Rock Colony
• Oilmont
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilmont
  • Oilmont is located in Toole County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilmont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oilmont
  • From Santa Rita to Oilmont
• Sunburst
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
  • Sunburst is located in Toole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunburst <3>
• Shelby
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Toole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shelby
  • From Santa Rita to Shelby
• Coutts
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coutts came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coutts
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coutts <3>
• Sweet Grass
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass
  • Sweet Grass is located in Toole County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sweet Grass
  • From Santa Rita to Sweet Grass
• Valier
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
  • Valier is located in Pondera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <3>

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.

We 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Santa Rita, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Santa Rita post office opened in 1937.

We also found Santa Rita on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

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 State of Montana: https://mt.gov/