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Welcome to El Dorado ...

El Dorado is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

El Dorado is 6,830 feet [2,082 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of El Dorado is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for El Dorado: 505

Communities Also Named El Dorado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named El Dorado - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas, Texas (3) and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for El Dorado.

Communities near El Dorado ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Dorado.

  • Santa Fe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pecos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <3>
  • Canada de los Alamos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
  • Lamy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Seton Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
  • Glorieta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Agua Fria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Galisteo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bonanza City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bonanza City is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
  • La Cienega
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienega

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Dorado ...

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

Footnotes ...

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