Totavi, New Mexico
Appearance
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Coordinates: 35°52′28″N 106°10′47″W / 35.87444°N 106.17972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Santa Fe |
Elevation | 5,781 ft (1,762 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 87506 |
GNIS feature ID | 918386[1] |
Totavi is an unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States along New Mexico Highway 502.[1] It is the location of a Tewa Market & Fuel, operated by San Ildefonso Pueblo, the only buildings in the community.[2]
History
[edit]Totavi (Tewa, "quail") was founded in 1948 as a trailer park for construction workers expanding the nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory and the adjoining townsite of Los Alamos, with a post office from that date until 1953.[3][4][5]
Geography
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Totavi_Lentil.jpg/220px-Totavi_Lentil.jpg)
Totavi has an elevation of 5,781 feet (1,762 m) and is located in Bayo Canyon.[1] Located nearby is the Totavi Lentil, part of the Puye Formation.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Totavi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Convenience Stores". San Ildefonso Services, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. ISBN 0-8263-0082-0
- ^ Scott, Gordon. "Totavi". Ghost Towns. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Totavi Post Office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.