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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