Totavi, New Mexico

Totavi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°52′28″N106°10′47″W / 35.87444°N 106.17972°W / 35.87444; -106.17972
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Elevation	5,781 ft (1,762 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	87506
GNIS feature ID	918386 [1]

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]

History

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

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

1. "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.