Welcome to Negra ...

Negra is located in Torrance County<1>.

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

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

Negra is 6,210 feet [1,893 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Negra is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Negra: (505)

Communities near Negra ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Negra.

• Vaughn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
  • Vaughn is located in Guadalupe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughn <4>
• Encino
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encino
  • Encino is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encino <4>
• Cedarvale
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale
  • Cedarvale is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarvale <4>
• Clines Corners
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clines Corners
  • Clines Corners is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clines Corners <4>
• Corona
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <4>
• Willard
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Estancia
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estancia
  • Estancia is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estancia <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 Negra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Negra.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Negra ...

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

Adding Negra to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Negra on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Negra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Torrance County: www.torrancecountynm.org/

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