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Totavi, New Mexico

Summary

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]

Totavi
Unincorporated community
Totavi is located in New Mexico
Totavi
Totavi
Totavi is located in the United States
Totavi
Totavi
Coordinates: 35°52′28″N 106°10′47″W / 35.87444°N 106.17972°W / 35.87444; -106.17972
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySanta Fe
Elevation
5,781 ft (1,762 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87506
GNIS feature ID918386[1]

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

 
Totavi Lentil, part of the Puye Formation.

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

  1. ^ a b c "Totavi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Convenience Stores". San Ildefonso Services, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. ISBN 0-8263-0082-0
  4. ^ Scott, Gordon. "Totavi". Ghost Towns. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Totavi Post Office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.