Totavi, New Mexico
Totavi is an unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States along New Mexico Highway 502. It is the location of a Tewa Market & Fuel, operated by San Ildefonso Pueblo, the only buildings in the community.
Totavi Lentil, part of the Puye Formation.
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.
Geography
Totavi has an elevation of 5,781 feet (1,762 m) and is located in Bayo Canyon. Located nearby is the Totavi Lentil, part of the Puye Formation.
References
- ^ "Totavi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Convenience Stores". San Ildefonso Services, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. ISBN 0-8263-0082-0
- ^ Scott, Gordon. "Totavi". Ghost Towns. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Totavi Post Office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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