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Welcome to Lingo ...

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

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

Lingo was located in southeast New Mexico.

Lingo would have been located within present day Roosevelt County<2>.

Lingo was established in 1918.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lingo is 3,980 feet [1,213 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lingo is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

The Area Code where Lingo was located: 575

Communities Also Named Lingo ...

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

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

Communities near Lingo ...

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

  • Dora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dora is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <4>
  • Causey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bledsoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rogers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Milnesand
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stegall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stegall is located in Bailey County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Morton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Morton is located in Cochran County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
  • Enochs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Arch
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Arch is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch

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

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

Adding Lingo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lingo 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 (so far) for Lingo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lingo post office opened in 1918. The Lingo post office closed in 1986.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lingo.

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 Lingo, 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 Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lingo - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/