Endee, New Mexico

Endee, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Endee, New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°08′16″N 103°06′28″W / 35.13778°N 103.10778°W / 35.13778; -103.10778Coordinates: 35°08′16″N 103°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 Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
GNIS feature ID 898546[1]

Endee is an unincorporated community on the route of historic Route 66 in Quay County, New Mexico.[1][2] The town was founded around 1885 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Montoya". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 Hinckley, Jim (2012). The Route 66 Encyclopedia. Voyageur Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0760340417.
  3. 1 2 Julyan, Robert Hixson (1998). The Place Names of New Mexico (revised ed.). Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press. p. 124.


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