Welcome to Bluewater ...

Bluewater is located in Lincoln County<1>.

Bluewater is 5,500 feet [1,676 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bluewater is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Bluewater: 575

Communities Also Named Bluewater ...

While we believe that this Bluewater is located in Lincoln County, we know of another 3 New Mexico communities named Bluewater. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cibola, McKinley and Valencia County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 6 communities that are also named Bluewater - they are located in Arizona, California and Ontario.

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

Communities near Bluewater ...

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

• Hondo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hondo
  • Hondo is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hondo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hondo
  • From Bluewater to Hondo
• Lincoln
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lincoln
  • From Bluewater to Lincoln
• Tinnie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinnie
  • Tinnie is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinnie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tinnie
  • From Bluewater to Tinnie
• Picacho
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picacho
  • Picacho is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picacho <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Picacho
  • From Bluewater to Picacho
• Glencoe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glencoe
  • From Bluewater to Glencoe
• Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
  • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Stanton
  • From Bluewater to Fort Stanton
• Capitan
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <3>
• Ruidoso Downs
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Alto
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alto
  • From Bluewater to Alto
• Nogal
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogal
  • Nogal is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogal <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nogal
  • From Bluewater to Nogal

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluewater ...

Looking for more information about Bluewater? 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 Bluewater, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bluewater.