Welcome to Chaves Place ...

Chaves Place is located in Torrance 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 7,300 feet [2,225 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Chaves Place is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ 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: 505

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 Torrance County and the other is located in Sierra County.

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

Communities near Chaves Place ...

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

• Peralta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Peralta is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peralta
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peralta <3>
• Estancia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Estancia is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estancia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estancia <3>
• Mountainair
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountainair is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainair
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainair <3>
• Torreon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Torreon is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon
• Tajique
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tajique is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tajique
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tajique <3>
• Manzano
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Manzano is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzano
• Meadow Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Chilili
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chilili is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili
• Ponderosa Pine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ponderosa Pine is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Pine
• Valencia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Valencia is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia

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.