Faywood, New Mexico

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]

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

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

• City of Rocks State Park
• Faywood Hot Springs
• NAN Ranch, National Register of Historic Places
• NAN Ranch Ruin, archaeological site
• Swarts Ruin, Mimbres culture archaeological site

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "U.S. Census website". 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. Robert Hixson Julyan (1 January 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9.