Welcome to Chaves Place ...

Chaves Place is located in Sierra County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Chaves Place: Chaves Pl. (or less commonly used: Chaves Plc.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Chaves Place for more information about variations on the name of Chaves Place.

Chaves Place is 5,740 feet [1,750 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Chaves Place is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Chaves Place: 575

Communities Also Named Chaves Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Chaves Place: This one is located in Sierra County and the other is located in Torrance County.

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

Communities near Chaves Place ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Chaves Place.

• Chloride ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chloride is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
• Cuchillo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuchillo is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchillo
• Dusty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dusty is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty
• Rock Canyon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Canyon is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon
• Elephant Butte
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elephant Butte is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Butte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elephant Butte <3>
• Truth or Consequences
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Truth or Consequences is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truth or Consequences
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truth or Consequences <3>
• Williamsburg
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
• Las Palomas
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Las Palomas is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palomas
• Lava
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Lava is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chaves Place. 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 Chaves Place.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chaves Place ...

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