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.
Mills, New Mexico | |
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  Mills Location within the state of New Mexico  Mills Mills (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°05′08″N 104°15′19″W / 36.08556°N 104.25528°W | |
| 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 |
History
editMills 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
edit- ^ Pearce, T. M. (1965) "Mills" New Mexico Place Names; A Geographical Dictionary University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 101, OCLC 420847
- ^ 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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