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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
  • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <4>
• Cloudcroft
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudcroft
  • Cloudcroft is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloudcroft <4>
• High Rolls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
  • High Rolls is located in Otero County
• Mountain Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
• Boles Acres
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
  • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
• Sacramento
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>
• Hortonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
  • Hortonville is located in Otero County
• La Luz
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Luz
  • La Luz is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Luz <4>
• Timberon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberon
  • Timberon is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberon <4>
• Weed
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
  • Weed is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weed <4>

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 for Marcia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Marcia post office opened in 1923.

We also found Marcia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marcia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marcia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/