Elephant Butte is a
populated place on the southeast end of the
Elephant Butte Reservoir
Elephant Butte Reservoir is a reservoir on the southern part of the Rio Grande in the U.S. state of New Mexico, north of Truth or Consequences. The reservoir is the 84th largest man-made lake in the United States and the largest in New Mexico by ...
in
Sierra County,
New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
, United States.
It should not be confused with the modern city of
Elephant Butte, New Mexico
Elephant Butte is a city in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, located near Elephant Butte Reservoir and Elephant Butte Lake State Park. The population was 1,431 at the time of the 2010 census.
History
Elephant Butte was named from E ...
that is on the west side of the reservoir to the northwest of this place. This site lies at an elevation of and overlooks
Elephant Butte to the north, the geographic feature that gives its name to all these locations.
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Elephant Butte was a town formed to house people and activities supporting the construction of the ]Elephant Butte Dam
Elephant Butte Dam or Elephant Butte Dike, originally Engle Dam, is a concrete gravity dam on the Rio Grande near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The dam impounds Elephant Butte Reservoir, which is used mainly for agriculture but also provides ...
and had its own post office during 1919 and 1920, when the mail was sent to Engle. Elephant Butte Cemetery lies on a hillside to the east at . Interments at the cemetery date from 1912 to June 20, 1989.[
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References
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Populated places in New Mexico
Populated places in Sierra County, New Mexico