Welcome to Salitre ...

Salitre is located in San Miguel County<1>.

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

Salitre is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Salitre is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Salitre ...

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

• Trementina ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trementina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trementina
  • Trementina is located in San Miguel County
• Colonias
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonias
  • Colonias is located in Guadalupe County
• Dilia
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilia
  • Dilia is located in Guadalupe County
• Hooverville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverville
  • Hooverville is located in San Miguel County
• Cuervo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuervo
  • Cuervo is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuervo <4>
• Conchas
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conchas
  • Conchas is located in San Miguel County
  • Conchas has also been known as:
  • Conchas Dam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conchas <4>
• Anton Chico
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton Chico
  • Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton Chico <4>
• Santa Rosa
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Guadalupe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <4>
• Apache Springs
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
  • Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
• Newkirk
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
  • Newkirk is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newkirk <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 Salitre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salitre.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salitre ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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