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Welcome to Harkey Crossing ...

Harkey Crossing is located in Eddy County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Harkey Crossing: Harkey Xing.

Harkey Crossing is 3,140 feet [957 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Harkey Crossing is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Harkey Crossing, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Harkey Crossing: 575

Communities near Harkey Crossing ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Harkey Crossing.

  • Carlsbad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Loving
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loving have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
    • Loving is located in Eddy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loving <3>
  • Black River Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Village
    • Black River Village is located in Eddy County
  • Malaga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Whites City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • La Huerta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Huerta
    • La Huerta is located in Eddy County
    • Former name for La Huerta:
    • Carlsbad North

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harkey Crossing. 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 Harkey Crossing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harkey Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Eddy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harkey Crossing - 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.