Welcome to La Cienega ...

La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

The location of La Cienega has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Cienega, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

La Cienega is 5,930 feet [1,807 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of La Cienega is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for La Cienega: (505)

Communities Also Named La Cienega ...

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

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

Communities near La Cienega ...

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

• Santa Fe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <4>
• Agua Fria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Fria
  • Agua Fria is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Fria <4>
• Los Cerrillos
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
  • Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
  • Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
  • Cerrillos
• Madrid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
• Domingo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domingo
  • Domingo is located in Sandoval County
• Eldorado at Santa Fe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado at Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
  • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
• Pena Blanca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pena Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Blanca
  • Pena Blanca is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pena Blanca <4>
• Seton Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
  • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
• Cochiti Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochiti Lake
  • Cochiti Lake is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochiti Lake <4>
• Cochiti Pueblo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochiti Pueblo
  • Cochiti Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Cochiti Pueblo has also been known as:
  • Cochiti
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochiti Pueblo <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Cienega ...

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

Adding La Cienega to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the La Cienega post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Cienega.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Cienega. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/