Inez, New Mexico

Inez
Unincorporated community
Inez Location of Inez in New Mexico
Coordinates: 33°58′0.31″N103°8′37.81″W / 33.9667528°N 103.1438361°W / 33.9667528; -103.1438361 [1]
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Roosevelt
Region	Llano Estacado
Elevation [1]	4,177 ft (1,273 m)
Population  (2025)
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
Zip code	88132
Area code	575
GNIS feature ID	898557 [1]

Inez is an unincorporated community and ghost town located in Roosevelt County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It was entered into the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) on November 13, 1981. ^[1] The community is located approximately 20 miles southwest of Portales, and is said to be named by the first postmaster Evin P. Williams after Inez Mullins, an early resident of the settlement. ^[2]

Buildings

The community is home to Inez Cemetery, ^[3] as well as the Inez Methodist Church, organized in 1909. ^[4] Additionally, the first post office in Inez was established on February 28, 1908, which is said to have been discontinued sometimes in 1930; however, no offical records corroborate this claim. Very little remains of the ghost town. ^{[5] [2]}

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inez, New Mexico
2. Crocchiola, Stanley Francis Louis (April 1967). The Inez (New Mexico) Story. Privately published.
3. "Greathouse Doyle Ray". American War Memorials Overseas . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
4. Stewart, James Joshua; Steinsiek, Willard L. (May 2020). "Inez Methodist Church" (PDF). New Mexico Conference United Methodist Historical Journal. 1: 39–42. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
5. Samuel W. McWhorter. "Inez - New Mexico Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.