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Welcome to Mangas Springs ...

Mangas Springs is located in Grant County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mangas Springs: Mangas Spgs. (or less commonly used: Mangas Spngs. or Mangas Sprngs.)

Mangas Springs is 4,730 feet [1,442 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mangas Springs is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Mangas Springs (for example, toward Duncan (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Mangas Springs: 575

Communities near Mangas Springs ...

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

  • Silver City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gila
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cliff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Walnut Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
    • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
  • Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
    • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
  • Pinos Altos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Buckhorn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Redrock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Arenas Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
    • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
  • Central
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Grant 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 Mangas Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mangas Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mangas Springs ...

Looking for more information about Mangas Springs? 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 Mangas Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mangas Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mangas Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.