Welcome to Faywood ...
So far, we found very little information about Faywood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Faywood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Faywood, please Contact Us.
Faywood would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
The location of Faywood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Faywood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Faywood is 5,030 feet [1,533 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Faywood is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Faywood was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Faywood once stood is in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Faywood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Faywood - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Faywood.
Communities near Faywood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Faywood.
- Bayard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <5>
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Santa Clara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Santa Clara is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Hurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <5>
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Cobre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
- Cobre is located in Grant County
- Vanadium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Vanadium is located in Grant County
- Fort Bayard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayard
- Fort Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bayard <5>
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Grant County
- Santa Rita ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Santa Rita is located in Grant County
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 Faywood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Faywood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Faywood. 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 Faywood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Faywood. See our Newspapers Page for Faywood.
Adding Faywood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Faywood 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 Faywood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Faywood post office opened in 1901.
We also found Faywood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Faywood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Faywood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Faywood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |