Welcome to Oscura ...

Oscura is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oscura, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

Oscura is 5,020 feet [1,530 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Oscura is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Oscura: 575

Communities near Oscura ...

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

• Carrizozo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrizozo is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizozo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrizozo <3>
• Bonito
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
• Nogal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Nogal is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogal <3>
• Sierra Vista
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
• Sun Valley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Alpine Cellars Village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Alpine Cellars Village is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cellars Village
• Alto
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Alto is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <3>
• Carrizo
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Carrizo is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
• Ruidoso
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Ruidoso is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso <3>
• Bent
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bent is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oscura ...

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

Adding Oscura to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oscura 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 Oscura was on a map titled Map of Arizona and New Mexico (from Rand McNally, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oscura.