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Welcome to Cantara ...

Cantara is primarily located in Curry County<1>. A portion of Cantara extends into Roosevelt County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cantara, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Cantara is 4,400 feet [1,341 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cantara is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cantara (for example, toward Farwell (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Cantara: 575

Communities Also Named Cantara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cantara - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cantara.

Communities near Cantara ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cantara.

  • Melrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Curry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
  • Floyd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
  • House
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Vrain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Taiban
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Weber City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Weber City is located in Curry County
  • McAlister
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ragland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
    • Ragland is located in Quay County
  • Fort Sumner
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Portales
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Cantara. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cantara.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cantara ...

Looking for more information about Cantara? 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 Cantara, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cantara.

Adding Cantara to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cantara 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 Cantara was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cantara post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cantara.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Curry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cantara - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/