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Welcome to El Rancho ...

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

El Rancho is 5,660 feet [1,725 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of El Rancho is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for El Rancho: 505

Communities Also Named El Rancho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named El Rancho: This one is located in Santa Fe County and the other is located in Bernalillo County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 5 communities that are also named El Rancho - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near El Rancho ...

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

  • Santa Fe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Espanola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cuyamungue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamungue
    • Cuyamungue is located in Santa Fe County
  • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Valle de Arroyo Seco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Valle de Arroyo Seco
    • El Valle de Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
  • Arroyo Seco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
    • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
  • Sombrillo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sombrillo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
    • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Cuartelez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
    • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
  • Santa Cruz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Santo Nino
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
    • Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
  • La Puebla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
    • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe 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 El Rancho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Rancho.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Rancho ...

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

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 Rancho - 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.
<4>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.