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Welcome to Glorieta ...

Glorieta is located in north central New Mexico.

Glorieta is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glorieta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Glorieta is 7,430 feet [2,265 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Glorieta is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Glorieta: 505

The ZIP code for Glorieta: 87535<3>

Communities near Glorieta ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glorieta ...

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

Adding Glorieta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glorieta 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 Glorieta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glorieta post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glorieta.

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 Glorieta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Glorieta). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Glorieta or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/