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Welcome to Gran Quivira ...

Gran Quivira is located in Torrance County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gran Quivira, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Gran Quivira is 6,340 feet [1,932 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Gran Quivira is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Gran Quivira: 505

Communities near Gran Quivira ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Gran Quivira.

  • Mountainair
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Claunch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Abo ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Abo is located in Torrance County
  • Willard
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Cedarvale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Corona
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Manzano
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzano have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzano
    • Manzano is located in Torrance 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 Gran Quivira. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gran Quivira.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gran Quivira ...

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

Adding Gran Quivira to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gran Quivira post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gran Quivira.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Torrance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gran Quivira - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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