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Welcome to Grier ...So far, we found very little information about Grier. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Grier to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grier, please Contact Us. Grier would have been located within present day Curry County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Grier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921. While the community is gone, the present day location for Grier is 4,370 feet [1,332 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Grier is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Grier was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Grier (for example, toward Farwell (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The Area Code where Grier was located: 575 Communities near Grier ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grier.
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 Grier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grier. We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grier. See our Newspapers Page for Grier. Adding Grier to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Grier 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 Grier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Grier. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Curry County: www.currycounty.org/ The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/ Footnotes ...
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