Welcome to Chisum ...

Chisum is located in Chaves County<1>.

The location of Chisum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chisum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Chisum is 3,540 feet [1,079 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Chisum is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Chisum lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Chisum is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

Communities near Chisum ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Chisum.

• Roswell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <4>
• Dexter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Hagerman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman
  • Hagerman is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerman <4>
• Lake Arthur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <4>
• Artesia
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesia <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chisum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chisum.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chisum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chisum.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chisum. See our Newspapers Page for Chisum.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chisum ...

Looking for more information about Chisum? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chisum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chisum.

Adding Chisum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chisum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chisum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chisum post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chisum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chisum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chaves County: www.co.chaves.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/