Nogal’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Nogal. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusNogal is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Nogal had a population of 105. Nogal has a post office with ZIP code 88341, which opened on November 9, 1880.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 96 to 105 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1996.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Nogal yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Nogal’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nogal’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNew Mexico, 1917: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Nogal
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Nogal, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Nogal
2 places in Nogal are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as New Mexico (1917) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.