Welcome to Playas ...
So far, we found very little information about Playas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Playas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Playas, please Contact Us.
Playas was located in southwest New Mexico.
Playas would have been located within present day Hidalgo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Playas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Playas is 4,490 feet [1,369 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Playas is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Playas was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Playas and travel west, 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.
The Area Code where Playas was located: 575
Communities near Playas ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Playas.
- Old Hachita ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Hachita is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hachita
- Windmill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
- Hachita ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hachita is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hachita
- Animas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Separ
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Separ is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
- Cotton City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
- Wilna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilna is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilna
- Rodeo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Shakespeare ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
- Former name for Shakespeare:
- Ralston City
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 Playas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Playas.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Playas. 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 Playas.
Adding Playas to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Playas 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 Playas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Playas post office opened in 1912. The Playas post office closed in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Playas.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Playas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Playas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |