Welcome to Bent ...

Bent is located in southeast New Mexico.

Bent is located in Otero County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Bent is 5,820 feet [1,774 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bent is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Bent: 575

The ZIP code for Bent: 88314<3>

Communities Also Named Bent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bent - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Bent ...

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

• Alamogordo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
  • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <5>
• Ruidoso
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso
  • Ruidoso is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ruidoso
  • From Bent to Ruidoso
• Tularosa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa
  • Tularosa is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tularosa <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tularosa
  • From Bent to Tularosa
• Ruidoso Downs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
  • Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <5>
• Cloudcroft
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudcroft
  • Cloudcroft is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloudcroft <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cloudcroft
  • From Bent to Cloudcroft
• Mescalero
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescalero
  • Mescalero is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mescalero <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mescalero
  • From Bent to Mescalero
• Carrizo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
  • Carrizo is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carrizo
  • From Bent to Carrizo
• La Luz
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Luz
  • La Luz is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Luz <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Luz
  • From Bent to La Luz
• High Rolls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
  • High Rolls is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to High Rolls
  • From Bent to High Rolls
• Mountain Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountain Park
  • From Bent to Mountain Park

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bent ...

Looking for more information about Bent? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bent, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bent.

Adding Bent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bent 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 Bent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Bent post office opened in 1906.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.nm.us/

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