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 elevation 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.
- Clovis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- 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>
- Portales
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
- Portales is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <4>
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Saint Vrain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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>
- Texico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
- Texico is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <4>
- Weber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Weber City is located in Curry County
- Farwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <4>
- Grady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- 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>
- McAlister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
- McAlister is located in Quay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister <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 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>
X2X - From that list, the Grier post office opened in 1921.
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 ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Curry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |