Welcome to Cantara ...

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

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

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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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).

The telephone 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.<2> 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • House is located in Quay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House <4>
• Saint Vrain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
  • Saint Vrain is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <4>
• Taiban
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban
  • Taiban is located in DeBaca County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taiban <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
  • McAlister is located in Quay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister <4>
• Portales
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
  • Portales is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sumner
  • Fort Sumner is located in DeBaca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Sumner <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Curry County: www.currycounty.org/

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