Mills, New Mexico

Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States

Mills, New Mexico

Unincorporated community

Mills

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Mills

Mills (the United States)

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Coordinates: 36°05′08″N 104°15′19″W﻿ / ﻿36.08556°N 104.25528°W﻿ / 36.08556; -104.25528
Country| United States
State| New Mexico
County| Harding
Elevation

| 6,115 ft (1,864 m)
Time zone| UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes|

87730

Area code| 575
GNIS feature ID| 908762

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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Municipalities and communities of Harding County, New Mexico, United States

County seat: Mosquero

Villages|

* Mosquero‡
* Roy

Map of New Mexico highlighting Harding County

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bueyeros
* Mills
* Solano

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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