Welcome to Lizard ...

Lizard is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

Lizard is 3,980 feet [1,213 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lizard is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: While Lizard is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Lizard: 575

Communities Also Named Lizard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lizard - they are located in Arizona and Iowa.

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

Communities near Lizard ...

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

• El Paso
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <3>
• Anthony
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Anthony is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <3>
• Anthony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Anthony is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <3>
• Vinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <3>
• Prado Verde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Prado Verde is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prado Verde
• Canutillo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Canutillo is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canutillo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canutillo <3>
• Smelter Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
• La Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • La Union is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
• Westway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Westway is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westway
• Fort Bliss
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lizard ...

Looking for more information about Lizard? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lizard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lizard.

Adding Lizard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lizard 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 Lizard was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lizard.