Welcome to Carne ...

Carne is located in Luna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Carne is 4,190 feet [1,277 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Carne is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Carne is within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Carne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Carne - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Carne ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Carne.

• Deming
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deming
  • Deming is located in Luna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deming <4>
• Sunshine ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Sunshine is located in Luna County
• Nutt ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt
  • Nutt is located in Luna County
• Old Town
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Luna County
• Lake Valley ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
  • Lake Valley is located in Sierra 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 Carne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carne ...

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

Adding Carne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carne 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 Carne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carne post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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