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Welcome to Palma ...

Palma is located in Torrance County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palma, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

Palma is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Palma is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Palma: 505

Communities Also Named Palma ...

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

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

Communities near Palma ...

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

  • Clines Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dahlia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dahlia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Dahlia is located in Guadalupe County
  • Villanueva
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • El Cerrito
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
    • El Cerrito is located in San Miguel County
  • Encino
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Anton Chico
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Anton Chico
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Anton Chico
    • Upper Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe County
  • Coruco
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coruco
    • Coruco is located in San Miguel County
  • San Miguel
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Miguel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
    • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
  • Dilia
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilia
    • Dilia is located in Guadalupe 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 Palma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palma ...

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

Adding Palma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palma 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 Palma was on a map titled Map of Arizona and New Mexico (from Rand McNally, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palma.

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 Palma - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.