Welcome to Timpas ...Timpas is located in Otero County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Timpas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. Timpas is 4,420 feet [1,347 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Timpas is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Timpas lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Timpas: 719 Communities near Timpas ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Timpas.
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 Timpas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Timpas. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Timpas. 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 Timpas. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Timpas. See our Newspapers Page for Timpas. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Timpas ...Looking for more information about Timpas? 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 Timpas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Timpas. Adding Timpas to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Timpas 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 (so far) for Timpas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Timpas. Footnotes ...
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