Fort Wingate, New Mexico

About Fort Wingate

Fort Wingate, NM is a small unincorporated community located in western New Mexico.

Officially, Fort Wingate is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.02 square miles.

📰 Fort Wingate News Today

• Wingate Basketball Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Former dormitories at Fort Wingate School go up in flames, leaving community with mixed emotions KRQE · Jul 27
• Wingate Volleyball Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Former dormitories at Fort Wingate School go up in flames, leaving community with mixed emotions KRQE · Jul 27
• $1.1 million plan finalized for Fort Wingate's environmental damage Santa Fe New Mexican · Feb 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fort Wingate Unique

• The only place in America named Fort Wingate — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Wingate

• Chaco Cliffs Historical Marker reviews ★
• Fort Wingate Historical Marker reviews ★
• Ft Wingate Veteran's Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fort Wingate

• Wingate Elementary School
• Wingate High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fort Wingate

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