Welcome to Anapra ...

Anapra is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anapra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Anapra is 3,870 feet [1,180 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Anapra is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: While Anapra is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Anapra is located in the (575) area code.

Communities near Anapra ...

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

• El Paso
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <4>
• Socorro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Socorro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
  • Socorro is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <4>
• Anthony
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Anthony
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Vinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Santa Teresa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Teresa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Teresa
  • Santa Teresa is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Teresa <4>
• Fort Bliss
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County (TX)
• Prado Verde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prado Verde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prado Verde
  • Prado Verde is located in El Paso County (TX)
• Canutillo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canutillo
  • Canutillo is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canutillo <4>
• La Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
  • La Union is located in Dona Ana County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anapra ...

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

Adding Anapra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anapra in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Anapra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Anapra post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anapra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/

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