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Welcome to Ragland ...

Ragland is located in Quay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ragland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Ragland is 4,900 feet [1,494 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ragland is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ragland (for example, toward Friona (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Ragland: 575

Communities Also Named Ragland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ragland - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ragland ...

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

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 Ragland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ragland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ragland ...

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

Adding Ragland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ragland 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 Ragland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ragland post office opened in 1908. The Ragland post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ragland.

Footnotes ...

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