Welcome to Mastodon ...

Mastodon is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

The location of Mastodon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Mastodon is 4,110 feet [1,253 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mastodon is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Mastodon and travel east, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Mastodon is within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Mastodon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mastodon - they are located in Michigan and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Mastodon ...

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

• El Paso
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <4>
• Sunland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Anthony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Anthony
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Vinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Santa Teresa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Teresa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Prado Verde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prado Verde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prado Verde
  • Prado Verde is located in El Paso County (TX)
• Canutillo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canutillo
  • Canutillo is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canutillo <4>
• La Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
  • La Union is located in Dona Ana County
• Smelter Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
  • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County (TX)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mastodon ...

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

Adding Mastodon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mastodon 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 Mastodon was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mastodon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mastodon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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