White Signal, New Mexico

White Signal, New Mexico
White Signal is located in New Mexico
White Signal
White Signal
White Signal is located in the United States
White Signal
White Signal
Coordinates: 32°34′05″N 108°21′45″W / 32.56806°N 108.36250°W / 32.56806; -108.36250
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyGrant
Area
 • Total6.44 sq mi (16.68 km2)
 • Land6.43 sq mi (16.66 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation6,030 ft (1,840 m)
Population
 • Total191
 • Density29.69/sq mi (11.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code575
GNIS feature ID2584238[2]

White Signal is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 181 as of the 2010 census.[4] New Mexico State Road 90 passes through the community.

White Signal was named for a nearby outcropping of reflective white quartz; early residents thought the reflected sunlight resembled a signal. The community had a post office from 1909 to 1933.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Signal, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  5. ^ Julyan, Robert Hixson (January 1, 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 379. ISBN 9780826316899.