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Mills, New Mexico

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Mills, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Mills is located in New Mexico
Mills
Mills
Location within the state of New Mexico
Mills is located in the United States
Mills
Mills
Mills (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°05′08″N 104°15′19″W / 36.08556°N 104.25528°W / 36.08556; -104.25528
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 code575
GNIS feature ID908762

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.

History

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Mills was named after Melvin W. Mills, a rancher and attorney.[1]

The post office there opened in 1889, was closed from 1901 to 1908, and has been open since.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pearce, T. M. (1965) "Mills" New Mexico Place Names; A Geographical Dictionary University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 101, OCLC 420847
  2. ^ 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


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