Endee, New Mexico

Endee, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°08′16″N103°06′28″W / 35.13778°N 103.10778°W / 35.13778; -103.10778
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Quay
Elevation	3,822 ft (1,165 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID	898546 [1]

Endee is an unincorporated community on the route of historic Route 66 in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. ^{[1] [2]} The town was founded circa 1885 and named after the brand of the ND Ranch. ^[3] A post office operated in Endee from 1886 to 1955. ^[3] In 1952, Route 66 was rerouted so it bypassed Endee. ^[2]

Endee was a supply center for ranches in the area. In 1946, the town consisted of a grocery store, a gas station with "modern restrooms" and a repair garage, a school, and a scattering of cabins. ^[4]

References

1. "Montoya". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Hinckley, Jim (2012). The Route 66 Encyclopedia. Voyageur Press. p. 98. ISBN   978-0760340417.
3. Julyan, Robert Hixson (1998). The Place Names of New Mexico (revised ed.). Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press. p. 124.
4. Hinkley, Jim (2011). Ghost Towns of Route 66. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press. pp. 94–97. ISBN   978-0-7603-3843-8.