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Welcome to Field ...

Field is located in Curry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Field, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Field is 4,630 feet [1,411 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Field is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Field (for example, toward Bovina (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Field: 575

Communities Also Named Field ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Field: This one is located in Curry County and the other is located in Socorro County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 11 communities that are also named Field - they are located in British Columbia, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, Ontario, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Field ...

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

  • Melrose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Grady
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • House
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Weber City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Weber City is located in Curry County
  • McAlister
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Vrain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ragland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
    • Ragland is located in Quay County
  • Broadview
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Clovis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Field ...

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

Adding Field to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Field 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 Field was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Field post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Field.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Curry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Field - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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