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Glenrio, formerly Rock Island, [1] is an unincorporated community in both Deaf Smith County, Texas, and Quay County, New Mexico, United States. Located on the former U.S. Route 66, the ghost town sits on the Texas–New Mexico state line. It includes the Glenrio Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
Texas border west to San Jon 35°08′12″N 103°09′37″W / 35.136667°N 103.160278°W / 35.136667; -103.160278 ( Route 66, Locally Maintained from Glenrio to San Jon
At San Jon, the original alignment (now gravel) continues to the Texas state line at the historic ghost town of Glenrio. A later alignment is the north frontage road for I-40. A later alignment is the north frontage road for I-40.
The hottest temperature recorded in San Jon was 111 °F (43.9 °C) on July 11, 2020, and July 13, 2020, while the coldest temperature recorded was −20 °F (−28.9 °C) on January 1, 1919. [ 5 ] Climate data for San Jon, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1907–2021
I-40 was completed from Glenrio to the east side of San Jon in 1976 and extended west to Tucumcari in 1981, including the bypasses around both cities. US 66, going to Oatman, Arizona , in 2007 Originally, highway officials planned for the last section of US 66 to be bypassed by interstates in Texas, but as was the case in many places, lawsuits ...
Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. [474] Telico: Ellis [475] Tennyson: Coke [476] Terlingua: Brewster: Former ghost town that came back to life with its annual chili cook-off. 2000 population was 267. [477] Texana: Jackson: No longer exists, but was significant during the 1835–36 Texas Revolution ...
Quay County (/ ˈ k w eɪ /) is a county in the state of New Mexico.As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 8,746. [2] Its county seat is Tucumcari. [3] The county was named for Pennsylvania senator Matthew Quay, who supported statehood for New Mexico. [4]
Montoya is an unincorporated community on the route of historic Route 66 in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. [1] It is the site of the Richardson Store, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.