Nogal, NM

Nogal is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. The 2020 census counted 105 residents. Nogal is in southwestern Lincoln County, in the valley of Nogal Creek at the north end of the Sierra Blanca range. New Mexico State Road 37 passes through the community, leading northwest 12 miles to Carrizozo, the county seat, and south 18 miles to Ruidoso, the largest community in the county. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Nogal, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Nogal, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map.