Engle, New Mexico Explained

Engle
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of New Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sierra
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:4777
Coordinates:33.1769°N -107.0314°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:87935
Area Code:575
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:888887

Engle is an unincorporated community in Sierra County, New Mexico.

Engle was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and New Mexico State Road 51 passes through the community. Elephant Butte Reservoir and Truth or Consequences lie to the west and the San Andres Mountains are to the east.[1]

History

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro passed through the vicinity of Engle; two former segments of the road near Engle are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] West of Engle is Engle Lake originally known as the Laguna del Muerto (Lake of the Dead Man). It was a paraje, one of the few along this route through the Jornada del Muerto with reliable seasonal water and grass that grew on the lake bottom following the retreating waters of the evaporating lake. If the lake was dry, stock had to be driven to water at the spring Ojo del Muerto, six miles west in the Fra Cristobal Range.[3]

Education

Truth or Consequences Municipal Schools is the school district for the entire county.[4] Truth or Consequences Middle School and Hot Springs High School, both in Truth or Consequences, are the district's secondary schools.

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Engle, NM and Sowell, NM 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1959
  2. Web site: Weekly List of Actions Taken On Properties: 2/13/12 Through 2/17/12. National Park Service. December 9, 2014.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=69auCgAAQBAJ George D. Torok, From the Pass to the Pueblos, Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, Dec 1, 2011
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sierra County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-12. - Text list
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915803 IMDb-Rudd Weatherwax