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Welcome to Galisteo ...

Galisteo is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galisteo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Galisteo is 6,050 feet [1,844 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Galisteo is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Galisteo: 505

Communities Also Named Galisteo ...

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

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

Communities near Galisteo ...

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

  • Santa Fe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pecos
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Lamy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldorado at Santa Fe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
  • Los Cerrillos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
    • Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
    • Cerrillos
  • Madrid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bonanza City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonanza City is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
  • Canada de los Alamos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
  • Seton Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
  • La Cienega
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Galisteo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galisteo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galisteo ...

Looking for more information about Galisteo? 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 Galisteo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Galisteo.

Adding Galisteo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galisteo 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 (so far) for Galisteo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Galisteo post office opened in 1893. The Galisteo post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galisteo.

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 Galisteo - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/