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Welcome to White Signal ...

White Signal is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Signal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

White Signal is 5,970 feet [1,820 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of White Signal is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave White Signal and travel west, 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 White Signal: 575

Communities near White Signal ...

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

  • Silver City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bayard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Central
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Central is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Santa Clara
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Clara is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
  • Hurley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitewater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Whitewater is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Arenas Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
  • Fort Bayard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Walnut Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Cobre
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobre is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Signal ...

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

Adding White Signal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Signal 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 White Signal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the White Signal post office opened in 1909. The White Signal post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Signal.

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 White Signal - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/