Glenrio, New Mexico and Texas
Glenrio, New Mexico Glenrio, Texas | |
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Closed café in Glenrio | |
Topographic map of Glenrio, 1982 | |
| Country | United States |
| States | New Mexico Texas |
| Counties | Quay County, New Mexico Deaf Smith County, Texas |
| Elevation | 3,855 ft (1,175 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 0 |
| ZIP Code | 88434 |
| GNIS feature ID | 915829 |
Glenrio Historic District | |
| Location | Texas State Highway Loop 504 / New Mexico State Road 1578, Glenrio |
| Coordinates | 35°10′44″N 103°02′32″W / 35.17889°N 103.04222°W |
| Area | 31.7 acres (12.8 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Moderne |
| MPS | Route 66 through New Mexico MPS, Route 66 in Texas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001258, 06001259 |
| NMSRCP No. | 1890 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 17, 2007 |
| Designated NMSRCP | April 7, 2006 |
Glenrio, formerly Rock Island, is an unincorporated community in both Deaf Smith County, Texas, and Quay County, New Mexico, United States. Located on the former U.S. Route 66, the ghost town sits on the Texas–New Mexico state line. It includes the Glenrio Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Glenrio has one active business, a cannabis dispensary, located on the New Mexico side, where recreational cannibis sale and usage is legal.
The community was founded in 1903 as a railroad siding on the Rock Island Railroad. Its name is derived from Scots glen 'glen' and from Spanish rio 'river'.