Welcome to Queen ...
So far, we found very little information about Queen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Queen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Queen, please Contact Us.
Queen would have been located within present day Eddy County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Queen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Queen is 5,840 feet [1,780 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Queen is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Queen was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Queen and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Queen was located: 575
Communities Also Named Queen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Queen - they are located in Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Nevada (2), North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Queen.
Communities near Queen ...
We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Queen.
- Pine Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pine Springs is located in Culberson County (TX)
- Whites City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
- Whites City is located in Eddy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whites City <4>
- Black River Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Village
- Black River Village is located in Eddy County
Adding Queen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Queen 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 Queen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Queen post office opened in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Queen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eddy County: www.caverns.net/ecourt/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
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 Queen, 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 Eddy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Queen - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |