Dusty is an unincorporated community in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.[1]

Dusty, New Mexico
Dusty is located in New Mexico
Dusty
Dusty
Location within the state of New Mexico
Dusty is located in the United States
Dusty
Dusty
Dusty (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°37′37″N 107°39′19″W / 33.62694°N 107.65528°W / 33.62694; -107.65528
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySocorro
Elevation6,437 ft (1,962 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87943
Area code575
GNIS feature ID1984620[1]

History

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A post office was established in 1927, and remained in operation until 1983.[2] The dusty character of local roads account for the name.[3]

New Mexico Highway 52 passes by Dusty, N.M. This road, though gravel surfaced, has been recorded in Google Earth, and so one can get a road view of Dusty as it exists today. There appear to be one or more residences, but no businesses in operation.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dusty, New Mexico
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 40.