Clovis, County seat of Curry County in New Mexico, United States
Clovis is the county seat of Curry County in eastern New Mexico, United States, sitting on the plains near the Texas border. The town stands at 1301 meters (4268 feet) elevation and serves as a regional center shaped by the Santa Fe Railroad, agricultural operations, and Cannon Air Force Base.
Railroad engineers with the Santa Fe Railway founded the town in 1906 at a site previously known as Riley's Switch. The railroad company developed the location into a regional rail hub that accelerated settlement across eastern New Mexico.
The city takes its name from Clovis I, first Christian king of the Franks, suggested by a railroad official's daughter who had studied European history. This link to a sixth-century monarch remains part of local identity on the eastern New Mexico plains.
The town sits on the eastern New Mexico plains, where visitors encounter open landscapes and wide horizons. Its location near the Texas border makes it accessible from both states.
Residents display banners and signs throughout the streets supporting nearby Cannon Air Force Base through a local effort called Operation Keep Cannon. This visible link between the civilian community and the military installation shapes the streetscape today.
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Hotel Clovis
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Blackwater Draw archaeological site
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State Theater
260 m
First Methodist Church of Clovis
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Clovis Baptist Hospital
907 m
Lyceum Theatre
350 m
1908 Clovis City Hall and Fire Station
639 m
Curry County Courthouse
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Clovis Central Fire Station
470 mLincoln Jackson School
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Hillcrest Splash Pad
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15.3 kmWhispering Winds Golf Course (Cannon AFB)
11.2 kmCasel-Land Fun Center
5.6 kmAircraft Rescue Training Simulator
10.2 kmNorth American F-100D Super Sabre
11.8 kmGeneral Dynamics F-111A
11.8 kmGeneral Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
11.8 kmGeneral Dynamics EF-111A Raven
11.6 kmLockheed MC-130E Combat Talon
10.5 kmLockheed MC-130P Combat Shadow
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10.4 kmLockheed AC-130H Spectre
10.5 kmGeneral Atomics MQ-1 Predator
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