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Welcome to Rio Chiquito ...

Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

Rio Chiquito is 6,470 feet [1,972 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rio Chiquito is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Rio Chiquito: 505

Communities near Rio Chiquito ...

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

  • Espanola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • La Puebla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
  • Truchas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuartelez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
  • Arroyo Seco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
  • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sombrillo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
  • Santa Cruz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Santo Nino
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
  • Ohkay Owingeh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rio Chiquito ...

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

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 Rio Chiquito - 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.