Mills, New Mexico

Mills is an unincorporated community in Harding County, New Mexico, United States, founded in 1888. It lies on NM 39, eleven miles north of Roy. Mills lies within the Kiowa National Grassland. The post office there opened in 1889, was closed from 1901 to 1908, and has been open since.[1]

Mills, New Mexico
Mills
Location within the state of New Mexico
Mills
Mills (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°05′08″N 104°15′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyHarding
Elevation
6,115 ft (1,864 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87730
Area code(s)575
GNIS feature ID908762

History

Mills was named after Melvin W. Mills, a rancher and attorney from Springer.[2]

References

  1. Julyan, Robert (1998) "Mills" Place Names of New Mexico (2nd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 229, ISBN 0-8263-1689-1
  2. Pearce, T. M. (1965) "Mills" New Mexico Place Names; A Geographical Dictionary University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 101, OCLC 420847


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