Elephant Butte was a town formed to house people and activities supporting the construction of the Elephant Butte Dam and had its own post office from 1919 until 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. The site of Elephant Butte is currently the location of the Elephant Butte Dam Site Resort & Marina.