Welcome to Whitewater ...

Whitewater is located in Grant County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitewater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Whitewater is 5,150 feet [1,570 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Whitewater is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Whitewater (for example, toward Duncan (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Whitewater is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Whitewater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Whitewater: This one is located in Grant County and the other is located in McKinley County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 14 communities that are also named Whitewater - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Manitoba, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Whitewater ...

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

• Silver City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <4>
• Bayard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Bayard is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <4>
• Central
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Grant County
• Santa Clara
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
• Hurley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <4>
• Old Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Cobre
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
  • Cobre is located in Grant County
• Vanadium
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
  • Vanadium is located in Grant County
• Arenas Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
  • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
• Fort Bayard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayard
  • Fort Bayard is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bayard <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 Whitewater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitewater.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitewater ...

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

Adding Whitewater to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whitewater post office opened in 1883.

We also found Whitewater in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitewater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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