Welcome to Lanark ...

So far, we found very little information about Lanark. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lanark to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lanark, please Contact Us.

Lanark would have been located within present day Dona Ana County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lanark, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lanark is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Lanark is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Lanark was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lanark (for example, toward Vinton (TX)), you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

If Lanark still existed, it would have been in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Lanark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Lanark - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Montana (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lanark ...

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

• Sunland Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <6>
• Anthony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <6>
• Anthony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <6>
• Vinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <6>
• Chamberino
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberino
  • Chamberino is located in Dona Ana County
• La Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
  • La Union is located in Dona Ana County
• La Mesa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesa
  • La Mesa is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Mesa <6>
• Berino
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berino
  • Berino is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berino <6>
• Santa Teresa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Teresa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Teresa
  • Santa Teresa is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Teresa <6>
• Vado
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vado have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vado
  • Vado is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vado <6>

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

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

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

Adding Lanark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lanark 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 Lanark was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lanark mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/

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