Welcome to Mexican Springs ...
Mexican Springs is located Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Mexican Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1939. A typical abbreviation for Mexican Springs: Mexican Spgs. (or less commonly used: Mexican Spngs. or Mexican Sprngs.) Mexican Springs is 6,450 feet [1,966 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mexican Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Mexican Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Mexican Springs and travel west, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not. The telephone area code for Mexican Springs: (505) The ZIP code for Mexican Springs: 87320<3> The community of Mexican Springs has also been called Nakai Beto. and Nakai Bito (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Mexican Springs, see The Names of Mexican Springs on our Genealogy Page. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mexican Springs. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mexican Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mexican Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mexican Springs. 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 Mexican Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mexican Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Mexican Springs. Looking for more information about Mexican Springs? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Mexican Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mexican Springs. We originally found mention of Mexican Springs 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 Mexican Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Mexican Springs.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mexican Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/ The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Communities near Mexican Springs ...
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(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mexican Springs ...
Adding Mexican Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Mexican Springs post office opened in 1939.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including McKinley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mexican Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mexican Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mexican Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> 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. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/