Welcome to Santa Clara ...

Santa Clara is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

Santa Clara is 5,610 feet [1,710 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Santa Clara is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Santa Clara ...

While we believe that this Santa Clara is located in Rio Arriba County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named Santa Clara. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grant and Santa Fe County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 11 communities that are also named Santa Clara - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Santa Clara ...

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

• Cuartelez
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
• Pajarito
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pajarito is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajarito
• El Rancho
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho
• Jacona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
• Jaconita
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaconita
• La Puebla
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
• Ohkay Owingeh
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ohkay Owingeh is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohkay Owingeh
  • Former name for Ohkay Owingeh:
  • San Juan Pueblo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohkay Owingeh <3>
• San Ildefonso Pueblo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ildefonso Pueblo
• San Juan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
• Hernandez
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hernandez is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernandez
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernandez <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Clara ...

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