Welcome to Quay ...

Quay is located in northeast New Mexico.

Quay is located in Quay County<1>.

The location of Quay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Quay is 4,280 feet [1,305 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Quay is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Quay, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Quay lies within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Quay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Quay - they are located in Florida, Mississippi, North Dakota and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Quay ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Quay.

• Tucumcari
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucumcari
  • Tucumcari is located in Quay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucumcari <4>
• Ragland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Ragland is located in Quay County
• McAlister
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
  • McAlister is located in Quay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister <4>
• Lesbia ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesbia
  • Lesbia is located in Quay County
• House
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • House is located in Quay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House <4>
• Weber City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Curry County
• Grady
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <4>
• San Jon
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jon
  • San Jon is located in Quay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jon <4>
• Newkirk
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
  • Newkirk is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newkirk <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 Quay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quay.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quay ...

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

Adding Quay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quay 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 Quay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Quay post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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