Welcome to Torreon ...Torreon is located in Torrance County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Torreon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895. Torreon is 6,690 feet [2,039 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Torreon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Torreon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Torreon: 505 Communities Also Named Torreon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Torreon: This one is located in Torrance County and the other is located in Sandoval County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Torreon. Communities near Torreon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Torreon.
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 Torreon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Torreon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Torreon. 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 Torreon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Torreon. See our Newspapers Page for Torreon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Torreon ...Looking for more information about Torreon? 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 Torreon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Torreon. Adding Torreon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Torreon 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 Torreon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Torreon. Footnotes ...
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