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Welcome to Mitchell Place ...

Mitchell Place is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mitchell Place: Mitchell Pl. (or less commonly used: Mitchell Plc.)

Mitchell Place is 4,250 feet [1,295 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mitchell Place is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Mitchell Place, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Mitchell Place: 575

Communities Also Named Mitchell Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mitchell Place - they are located in California and Texas.

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

Communities near Mitchell Place ...

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

  • Lordsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shakespeare ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
    • Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
    • Former name for Shakespeare:
    • Ralston City
  • Separ
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
    • Separ is located in Grant County
  • Cotton City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
    • Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County
  • Windmill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
    • Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
  • Steins ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
    • Steins is located in Hidalgo County
    • Former name for Steins:
    • Stein's Pass
  • Wilna
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilna
    • Wilna is located in Grant County
  • Animas
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Hachita ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hachita
    • Old Hachita is located in Grant County
  • Hachita ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hachita
    • Hachita is located in Grant 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 Mitchell Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mitchell Place.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitchell Place ...

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

Footnotes ...

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