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Welcome to Garcia ...So far, we found very little information about Garcia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Garcia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garcia, please Contact Us. Garcia would have been located within present day Union County<2>. The location of Garcia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Garcia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892. While the community is gone, the present day location for Garcia is 4,970 feet [1,515 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Garcia is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Garcia was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Garcia (for example, toward Dalhart (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The location where Garcia once stood is in the (575) area code. Communities Also Named Garcia ...While we believe that this Garcia is located in Union County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named Garcia. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hidalgo and Socorro County. Beyond New Mexico, there are 5 communities that are also named Garcia - they are located in California, Colorado and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garcia. Communities near Garcia ...We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Garcia.
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 Garcia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garcia. We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garcia. See our Newspapers Page for Garcia. Adding Garcia to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Garcia 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 Garcia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Garcia. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/ Footnotes ...
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