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Welcome to Marcia ...

Marcia is located in Otero County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marcia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

Marcia is 8,340 feet [2,542 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Marcia is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Marcia: 575

Communities near Marcia ...

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

  • Alamogordo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cloudcroft
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • High Rolls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • High Rolls is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
  • Mountain Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Boles Acres
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
  • Sacramento
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hortonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hortonville is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
  • La Luz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Timberon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Weed
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marcia ...

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

Adding Marcia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marcia 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 Marcia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Marcia post office opened in 1923. The Marcia post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marcia.

Footnotes ...

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

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