TAPIA

NAME: TAPIA COUNTY: SAN MIGUEL ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: It can get cold BEST TIME TO VISIT: any time

COMMENTS: TAPIA. Postoffice 1928/1939. REMAINS: inquire locally

TAPIA. Span. 'adobe wall, fence.' Settlementin SW corner of county, 5 mi N of Clines Corners. Name is of Arabic origin signifying fence, or wall, to enclose a garden or part of a patio. Also a family name. Juan de Tapia was already in New Mexico in 1607, and his descendants returned with the reconquest of 1692. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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