Welcome to Garfield ...

Garfield is located in southwest New Mexico.

Garfield is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Garfield is 4,100 feet [1,250 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Garfield is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Garfield: (575)

The ZIP code for Garfield: 87936<3>

Communities Also Named Garfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Garfield - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Garfield ...

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

• Hatch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
  • Hatch is located in Dona Ana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <5>
• Salem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Arrey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrey
  • Arrey is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrey <5>
• Rincon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
  • Rincon is located in Dona Ana County
• Caballo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caballo
  • Caballo is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caballo <5>
• Nutt ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt
  • Nutt is located in Luna County
• Lake Valley ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
  • Lake Valley is located in Sierra County
• Tonuco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonuco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonuco
  • Tonuco is located in Dona Ana County
• Hillsboro
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Las Palomas
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palomas
  • Las Palomas is located in Sierra County

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garfield ...

Looking for more information about Garfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Garfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Garfield.

Adding Garfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garfield 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 Garfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Garfield post office opened in 1896.

We also found Garfield mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/

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