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Welcome to New Horse Springs ...

New Horse Springs is located in Catron County<1>.

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

New Horse Springs is 6,910 feet [2,106 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of New Horse Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from New Horse Springs, 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 New Horse Springs: 575

Communities near New Horse Springs ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near New Horse Springs.

  • Gutierrezville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutierrezville
    • Gutierrezville is located in Catron County
  • Aragon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Datil
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Apache Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Creek
    • Apache Creek is located in Catron County
  • Pie Town
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Cruzville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzville
    • Cruzville is located in Catron County
  • Omega
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Catron 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 New Horse Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Horse Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Horse Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Catron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Horse 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.