Faywood, New Mexico

Faywood, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Faywood, New Mexico
Coordinates: 32°37′29″N 107°52′21″W / 32.62472°N 107.87250°W / 32.62472; -107.87250Coordinates: 32°37′29″N 107°52′21″W / 32.62472°N 107.87250°W / 32.62472; -107.87250
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Grant
Area[1]
 • Total 0.526 sq mi (1.36 km2)
 • Land 0.526 sq mi (1.36 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 5,216 ft (1,590 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 33
 • Density 63/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 88034
Area code(s) 575
GNIS feature ID 2584099[3]

Faywood is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 33 as of the 2010 census. Faywood has a post office with ZIP code 88034.[4] It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of US 180 on NM 61.[5]

History

The area was the site of hot springs which drew visitors since 1859 when a hotel and bath house was built by William Watts. By 1900 the Faywood settlement was created and named for the developers of the Faywood Hot Springs, J.C. Fay, William Lockwood. A third developer was T.C. McDermott. The post office was moved northeast to Dwyer, but is still named the Faywood Post Office.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Faywood Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. 1 2 Robert Hixson Julyan (1 January 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9.


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