Welcome to Fort Stanton ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Stanton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Stanton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Stanton, please Contact Us.
Fort Stanton was located in southeast New Mexico.
Fort Stanton would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Stanton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Stanton: Ft. Stanton
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Stanton is 6,220 feet [1,896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fort Stanton is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Fort Stanton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Fort Stanton once stood is in the (575) area code.
Communities near Fort Stanton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Stanton.
- Ruidoso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- 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 <4>
- Ruidoso Downs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Capitan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
- Sun Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Bonito
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
- Bonito is located in Lincoln County
- Nogal
(11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
- Sierra Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
- Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
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 Fort Stanton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Stanton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Stanton. 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 Fort Stanton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Stanton. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Stanton.
Adding Fort Stanton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Stanton 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 Fort Stanton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fort Stanton post office opened in 1857.
We also found Fort Stanton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Stanton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Stanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Stanton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |