Welcome to Gunn Place ...
So far, we found very little information about Gunn Place. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gunn Place to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gunn Place, please Contact Us.
Gunn Place would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
The location of Gunn Place has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Gunn Place: Gunn Pl. (or less commonly used: Gunn Plc.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gunn Place is 4,870 feet [1,484 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Gunn Place is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Gunn Place was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Gunn Place and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
If Gunn Place still existed, it would have been in the (575) area code.
Communities near Gunn Place ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gunn Place.
- Duncan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
- Virden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Redrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
- Redrock is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <5>
- Buckhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <5>
- Cliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Cliff is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cliff <5>
- Gila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Gila is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila <5>
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
- Sheldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
- Mule Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
- Mule Creek is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <5>
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
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 Gunn Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gunn Place.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gunn Place. 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 Gunn Place.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gunn Place. See our Newspapers Page for Gunn Place.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 Gunn Place, 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 Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gunn Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |