Welcome to Rastus Place ...

Rastus Place is located in Grant County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Rastus Place: Rastus Pl. (or less commonly used: Rastus Plc.)

Rastus Place is 6,040 feet [1,841 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rastus Place is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Rastus Place (for example, toward Clifton (AZ)), 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 telephone area code for Rastus Place: (575)

Communities near Rastus Place ...

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

• Silver City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <4>
• Gila
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Gila is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila <4>
• Cliff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
  • Cliff is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cliff <4>
• Little Walnut Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
  • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
• Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
• Pinos Altos
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinos Altos <4>
• Buckhorn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <4>
• Arenas Valley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
  • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
• Fort Bayard
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayard
  • Fort Bayard is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bayard <4>
• Central
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Grant 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 Rastus Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rastus Place.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rastus Place ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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