Welcome to Agua Negra ...

So far, we found very little information about Agua Negra. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Agua Negra to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Agua Negra, please Contact Us.

Agua Negra would have been located within present day Guadalupe County<2>.

The location of Agua Negra has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Agua Negra is 4,570 feet [1,393 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Agua Negra is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Agua Negra was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Agua Negra would have been located in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Agua Negra ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Agua Negra: This one is located in Guadalupe County and the other is located in Mora County.

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

Communities near Agua Negra ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Agua Negra.

• Santa Rosa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Guadalupe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <5>
• Pastura
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastura
  • Pastura is located in Guadalupe County
• Colonias
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonias
  • Colonias is located in Guadalupe County
• Cuervo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuervo
  • Cuervo is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuervo <5>
• Lake Sumner
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sumner
  • Lake Sumner is located in DeBaca County
• Newkirk
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
  • Newkirk is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newkirk <5>
• Dilia
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilia
  • Dilia is located in Guadalupe County
• Yeso
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeso
  • Yeso is located in DeBaca County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeso <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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