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Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
Totavi
Unincorporated community
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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
Elevation5,781 ft (1,762 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code87506
GNIS feature ID918386

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.

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 Lentil, part of the Puye Formation.

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

  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.
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