Welcome to Field ...

Field is located in Curry County<1>.

The location of Field has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> In other words, the elevation 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).

Field is within the (575) area code.

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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <4>
• House
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • House is located in Quay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
  • McAlister is located in Quay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister <4>
• Saint Vrain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
  • Saint Vrain is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
  • Broadview is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <4>
• Clovis
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <4>
• 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.<2> 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Curry County: www.currycounty.org/

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