Pep, New Mexico
Pep[1] is a small unincorporated community in southern Roosevelt County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico. The community is composed almost entirely of farms and cattle ranches and is located about 7 miles south of Dora on New Mexico State Road 206.
The origin of the name "Pep" is obscure.[2]
Science fiction author Jack Williamson grew up on a ranch near Pep.
References
- "Pep, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142.
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