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Welcome to Lucy ...

Lucy is located in Torrance County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Lucy is 6,180 feet [1,884 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lucy is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Lucy: 505

Communities Also Named Lucy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lucy - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lucy.

Communities near Lucy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lucy.

  • Estancia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Willard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarvale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Encino
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountainair
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Clines Corners
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Tajique
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Torreon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon
    • Torreon is located in Torrance County
  • Chilili
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilili have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili
    • Chilili is located in Bernalillo County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucy ...

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

Adding Lucy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucy 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 Lucy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lucy post office opened in 1914.

We also found Lucy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Torrance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lucy - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/