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Welcome to Dehaven ...

Dehaven is located in Harding County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dehaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Dehaven is 5,370 feet [1,637 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Dehaven is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Dehaven, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Dehaven: 575

Communities Also Named Dehaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dehaven - they are located in California and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Dehaven ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Dehaven.

  • Gladstone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Solano
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mosquero
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Roy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Roy is located in Harding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <3>
  • Mills
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dehaven ...

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

Adding Dehaven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dehaven 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 Dehaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Dehaven post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dehaven.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Harding, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dehaven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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