Welcome to Corrumpa ...
So far, we found very little information about Corrumpa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Corrumpa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Corrumpa, please Contact Us.
Corrumpa would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Corrumpa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Corrumpa is 5,530 feet [1,686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Corrumpa is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Corrumpa was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Corrumpa (for example, toward Boise City (OK)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Corrumpa was located: 575
Communities near Corrumpa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Corrumpa.
- Des Moines
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
- Des Moines is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <5>
- Grenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
- Grenville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <5>
- Mount Dora
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
- Mount Dora is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <5>
- Folsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Folsom is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <5>
- Seneca
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
- Moses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
- Moses is located in Union County
- Branson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
- Branson is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Former name for Branson:
- Wilson's Switch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <5>
- Capulin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
- Capulin is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <5>
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
- Mexhoma ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
- Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County (OK)
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 Corrumpa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corrumpa.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Corrumpa. See our Newspapers Page for Corrumpa.
Adding Corrumpa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Corrumpa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Corrumpa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Corrumpa post office opened in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Corrumpa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Corrumpa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corrumpa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |