Dusty, New Mexico

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Dusty, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
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Dusty
Location within the state of New Mexico
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Dusty
Dusty (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°37′37″N107°39′19″W / 33.62694°N 107.65528°W / 33.62694; -107.65528
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Socorro
Elevation
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6,437 ft (1,962 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87943
Area code 575
GNIS feature ID1984620 [1]

Dusty is an unincorporated community in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. [1]

History

A post office was established in 1927, and remained in operation until 1983. [2] The dusty character of local roads account for the name. [3]

New Mexico Highway 52 passes by Dusty, N.M. This road, though gravel surfaced, has been recorded in Google Earth, and so one can get a road view of Dusty as it exists today. There appear to be one or more residences, but no businesses in operation.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dusty, New Mexico
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 40.
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