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Welcome to Puertecito ...

Puertecito is located in Sandoval County<1>.

Puertecito is 6,020 feet [1,835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Puertecito is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Puertecito ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Puertecito: This one is located in Sandoval County and the other is located in Socorro County.

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

Communities near Puertecito ...

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

  • Bernalillo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Corrales
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Edgewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tijeras
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Golden is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Diamond Tail Ranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond Tail Ranch is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Tail Ranch
  • San Pedro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • San Pedro is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
  • Placitas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandia Knolls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sandia Knolls is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Knolls
  • Sandia Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puertecito ...

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

Footnotes ...

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