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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 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
- ^ a b c "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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