Welcome to Antelope ...

Antelope is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

Antelope is 4,490 feet [1,369 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Antelope is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Antelope and travel west, 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.

Area Code for Antelope: 575

Communities Also Named Antelope ...

While we believe that this Antelope is located in Hidalgo County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named Antelope. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lea and Valencia County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 23 communities that are also named Antelope - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Idaho (2), Kansas (2), Montana, Nevada (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Antelope ...

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

• Animas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Animas is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Animas <3>
• Windmill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
• Cotton City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
• Old Hachita ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Hachita is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hachita
• Rodeo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rodeo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodeo <3>
• Hachita ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Hachita is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hachita
• Separ
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Separ is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
• Steins ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Steins is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
  • Former name for Steins:
  • Stein's Pass
• Portal
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Portal is located in Cochise County (AZ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <3>
• Gibson
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antelope ...

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