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Welcome to Santa Rita ...

Santa Rita is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Santa Rita is located in Reagan County<1>.

Santa Rita is 2,730 feet [832 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Santa Rita is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Santa Rita lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Santa Rita: 325

Communities Also Named Santa Rita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Santa Rita: This one is located in Reagan County and the other is located in Cameron County.

Beyond Texas, there are 8 communities that are also named Santa Rita - they are located in Arizona, California (3), Montana and New Mexico (2).

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

Communities near Santa Rita ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Santa Rita.

  • Big Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rankin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Stiles ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
    • Stiles is located in Reagan County
  • Iraan
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iraan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iraan
    • Iraan is located in Pecos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iraan <3>
  • Barnhart
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Midkiff
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midkiff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midkiff
    • Midkiff is located in Upton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midkiff <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 Rita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santa Rita.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Rita ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Reagan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Santa Rita - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.