10-733: [REDACTED] Look up datil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Datil may refer to: Datil, New Mexico , a community and unincorporated town in Catron County, western New Mexico "Datil" (rocket launch facility), the launch site of the MGM-29 Sergeant intermediate-range ballistic missiles, in New Mexico Datil pepper , a variety of yellow lantern chile peppers ( Capsicum sinense ) Datil-Mogollon Section ,
20-523: A 9,490-foot (2,890 m) peak, and further through the small town Apache Creek until reaching the county seat of Reserve . U.S. 60 travels westward from Datil, passing northwest through the Cibola National Forest and coming out the other side just outside Pie Town . The school district is Quemado Schools . The district operates Datil Elementary School, a two-room schoolhouse with multi-level classes. Secondary students attend
30-463: A K-12 school called Quemado Elementary and High School. This New Mexico state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Apache Creek, New Mexico Apache Creek is a census-designated place in Catron County , New Mexico , United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 67. Located 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Cruzville , it
40-553: A campsite, Datil Well Campground, at the location of one of the former wells. Datil is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and New Mexico State Road 12. To the east lie the San Agustin Plains , the Very Large Array , and the village of Magdalena . To the southwest, several populated subdivisions are accessible from State Road 12. The state highway continues past the local landmark Horse Mountain,
50-420: A physiographic subdivision of Colorado Plateau Province (western New Mexico and eastern Arizona) Mogollon-Datil volcanic field , a large silicic volcanic field in western New Mexico (Mogollon Mountains—town of Datil area) Datil National Forest , established 1908, merged in 1931, name discontinued Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
60-400: Is a census-designated place in Catron County , New Mexico , United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 54. Located at the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and New Mexico State Road 12 , Datil is on the edge of the Cibola National Forest . The Very Large Array is also nearby. Datil is named after the nearby Datil Mountains . The name of the mountains came in turn from
70-589: Is situated at the confluence of Apache Creek and the Tularosa River . The Apache Creek Pueblo, also called the "Apache Creek Ruin", is near the town. It was listed by the New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission in 1969. Apache leaders Mangas Coloradas , Victorio , Geronimo , Chato and Cochise carried on guerrilla warfare against United States settlers in this area. Cochise's infamous Alma Massacre
80-591: The Spanish word dátil , meaning “date”; the name most likely resulted from the fruit-like appearance of the seedpods of local yucca species . The town lay along the Magdalena Stock Driveway. The driveway, which had wells spaced every ten miles along its length, was used by ranchers during the late 19th to mid-20th century as they drove cattle from Springerville , Arizona , to the railroad at Magdalena. The Bureau of Land Management maintains
90-491: The title Datil . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datil&oldid=756432290 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Datil, New Mexico Datil
100-471: Was carried out from this area, as well. Originally the Apache were friendly to the explorers and colonists, but when their land and water was taken over by the pioneers they fought back. The warfare came to an end after the surrender of Geronimo in 1886. From 1928 to 1958 Apache Creek had its own post office , and since then mail has gone to Aragon . Apache Creek has a cemetery that dates from 1900 through
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