Welcome to Lava ...Lava is located in Socorro County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Lava, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. Lava is 4,730 feet [1,442 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lava is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Lava lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Lava: 575 Communities Also Named Lava ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Lava: This one is located in Socorro County and the other is located in Rio Arriba County. Beyond New Mexico, there are 6 communities that are also named Lava - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, New York and Oregon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lava. Communities near Lava ...We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Lava.
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 Lava. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lava. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lava. 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 Lava. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lava. See our Newspapers Page for Lava. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lava ...Looking for more information about Lava? 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 Lava, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lava. Adding Lava to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Lava 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 (so far) for Lava was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Lava. Footnotes ...
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