Welcome to Newkirk ...

Newkirk is located in northeast New Mexico.

Newkirk is located in Guadalupe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newkirk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Newkirk is 4,560 feet [1,390 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Newkirk is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Newkirk: 575

Communities Also Named Newkirk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Newkirk - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Newkirk ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Newkirk.

• Cuervo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuervo
  • Cuervo is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuervo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cuervo
  • From Newkirk to Cuervo
• Hooverville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverville
  • Hooverville is located in San Miguel County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hooverville
  • From Newkirk to Hooverville
• Conchas
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conchas
  • Conchas is located in San Miguel County
  • Conchas has also been known as:
  • Conchas Dam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conchas <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Conchas
  • From Newkirk to Conchas
• Santa Rosa
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Guadalupe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santa Rosa
  • From Newkirk to Santa Rosa
• Trementina ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trementina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trementina
  • Trementina is located in San Miguel County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trementina
  • From Newkirk to Trementina

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newkirk ...

Looking for more information about Newkirk? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Newkirk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Newkirk.

Adding Newkirk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newkirk 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 Newkirk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Newkirk post office opened in 1910.

We also found Newkirk mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newkirk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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