Welcome to Alma ...

Alma is located in Catron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Alma is 4,880 feet [1,487 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Alma is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Alma, you will soon 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.

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

Communities Also Named Alma ...

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

Beyond New Mexico, there are 41 communities that are also named Alma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Alma ...

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

• Glenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Catron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <3>
• Mogollon ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogollon
  • Mogollon is located in Catron County
• Pleasanton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Catron County
• Mule Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
  • Mule Creek is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <3>
• Blue
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • Blue is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue <3>
• Reserve
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Reserve is located in Catron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <3>
• Buckhorn
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <3>
• Luna
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
  • Luna is located in Catron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luna <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alma ...

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

Adding Alma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alma 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 Alma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Alma post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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