New Mexico Ghost Towns
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Adopt a Ghost Town. Below is a list of Ghost Towns in NM. Can you
adopt a Ghost Town and write up a short story about each such as:
When established; How
many citizens; When it declined; GPS, and driving directions. Good sources are
Places names of NM
by Robert Julyan and Wikipedia from which some information herein is based.
| Town | County | Submitter |
| Abo | Torrance | C. W. Barnum |
| Abreu | Colfax | C. W. Barnum |
| Acme | Chaves | C. W. Barnum |
| Acoma | Cibola | C. W. Barnum |
| Acomita | Cibola | C. W. Barnum |
| Adelina | Valencia | C. W. Barnum |
| Adams Diggings | Catron | C. W. Barnum |
| Adberg | Quay | C. W. Barnum |
| Adobe | Roosevelt | C. W. Barnum |
| Adobe | Socorro | C. W. Barnum |
| Aden | Dona Ana | Linda Simpson |
| Afton | Dona Ana | Linda Simpson |
| Agua De Lobo | Taos | |
| Agua Fria | Colfax | |
| Agua Negra | Mora | |
| Agudo | De Baca | |
| Ahmigo | Quay | |
| Lockney | Quay | |
| Airolo Pasamonte | Union | |
| Akela | Luna | |
| Alamocita | Sierra | |
| Albemarle | Sandoval | |
| Alcatraz | San Juan | |
| Alellen | Chaves | |
| Aleman | Sierra | |
| Alhambra | Grant | |
| Alire | Rio Arriba | |
| Allen | Quay | |
| Allie | Roosevelt | |
| Allison | Grant | |
| Allison | McKinley | |
| Allerton | Sandoval | |
| Alma | Catron | |
| Altamont | Rio Arriba | |
| Alumina | Grant | |
| Amado | Cibola | |
| Amalia | Taos | |
| Amizette | Taos | |
| Amoles | Dona Ana | |
| Anal | De Baca | |
| Analco | Santa Fe | |
| Analla | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Ancho | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Anchor | Taos | |
| Andrews | Sierra | |
| Angus | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Anniston | Quay | |
| Annville | Bernalillo | |
| Ansonio | Grant | |
| Arabella or LasTablas | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Aragon | Catron | |
| Arch | Roosevelt | |
| Armijo | Bernalillo | |
| Arrey | Sierra | |
| Assiter | Roosevelt | |
| Baldy | Colfax | |
| Ballejos | Valencia | |
| Banks | De Baca | |
| Bard | Quay | |
| Barton | Bernalillo | |
| Beauty | Lea | |
| Belcher | Roosevelt | |
| Bennett | Lea | |
| Benson | Roosevelt | |
| Bethel | Roosevelt | |
| Bibo | Cibola | |
| Billy The Kid Spring | Chaves | |
| Birchville | Grant | |
| Black Hawk | Luna | |
| Blackdom | Chaves | |
| Bland | Sandoval | |
| Blossburg | Colfax | |
| Bluewater | Cibola | |
| Bluitt | Roosevelt | |
| Boaz | Chaves | |
| Bogle | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Coyote | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Bonanza City | Santa Fe | |
| Bonito, Bonita City, Lake, Cyn., etc. | Lincoln | C. B. Barnum |
| Borica | Guadalupe | |
| Box Lake | Catron | |
| Brackett | Colfax | |
| Bradshaw | Roosevelt | |
| Bramlett | Hidalgo | |
| Breece | McKinley | |
| Brice | Otero | |
| Brick | Dona Ana | |
| Brilliant | Colfax | |
| Brownhorn | Roosevelt | |
| Bryan | Grant | |
| Bryantine | Harding | |
| Buchanan | De Baca | |
| Bursum | Catron | |
| Bynam | Chaves | |
| Byried | Chaves | |
| Cabezon | Sandoval | |
| Cameo | Roosevelt | |
| Canoncito | Bernalillo | |
| Cantara | Curry | |
| Cantara | Roosevelt | |
| Canton | De Baca | |
| Carbonateville | Santa Fe | |
| Carlisle | Grant | |
| Carpenter | Bernalillo | |
| Carr | Cibola | |
| Carter | Roosevelt | |
| Carthage | Socorro | |
| Casaus | Guadalupe | |
| Catskill | Colfax | |
| Causey | Roosevelt | |
| Center | Roosevelt | |
| Center Point | Roosevelt | |
| Cerrillos | Santa Fe | |
| Chamberino | Dona Ana | |
| Chance City | Luna | |
| Charlotte or Banks | De Baca | |
| Chaves | Chaves | |
| Chico | Colfax | |
| Chililli | Bernalillo | |
| Chiz | Sierra | |
| Chloride | Sierra | |
| Cienega | McKinley | |
| Cienega | Socorro | |
| Cienega | Otero | |
| Cimarron | Colfax | |
| Clairmont | Catron | |
| Clarkville | McKinley | |
| Claudell | Roosevelt | |
| Clifton | Colfax | |
| Closson | Cibola | |
| Cloverdale | Hidalgo | |
| Coalora | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Colfax | Colfax | |
| Collins Park | Catron | |
| Colmor | Colfax | |
| Colonias | Guadalupe | |
| Columbus | Luna | |
| Cone | Harding | |
| Cooks Peak | Luna | |
| Coolidge | McKinley | |
| Cooney | Catron | |
| Cooper | Lea | |
| Copper City | Sandoval | |
| Copperton | Cibola | |
| Correo | Valencia | |
| Cottonwood | Roosevelt | |
| Council Rock | Socorro | |
| Coyote | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Coyote | Rio Arriba | C. W. Barnum |
| Coyote | Sandoval | C. W. Barnum |
| Cromer | Roosevelt | |
| Cuchillo | Sierra | |
| Cuervo | Guadalupe | |
| Cutter | Sierra | |
| Dale | Harding | |
| David | Harding | |
| Dawson | Colfax | |
| Dayton | Eddy | |
| De Vargas | Cibola | |
| Deep Lake | Roosevelt | |
| Delphos | Roosevelt | |
| Dereno | De Baca | |
| Derry | Sierra | |
| Deseo | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Diener | Cibola | |
| Dolores | Santa Fe | |
| Dorsey | Colfax | |
| Doss | Roosevelt | |
| Douglas | Guadalupe | |
| Doyle | Roosevelt | |
| Dripping Springs | Dona Ana | |
| Dunken | Chaves | |
| Dunlap | De Baca | |
| Duran | Torrance | |
| Dwyer | Grant | |
| Eaglehill | Roosevelt | C. W. Barnum |
| Earlham | Dona Ana | C. W. Barnum |
| East Valley View | Roosevelt | C. W. Barnum |
| Eiland | Roosevelt | C. W. Barnum |
| Elkins | Chavez | C. W. Barnum |
| Elva | Chaves | C. W. Barnum |
| El Moro | Cibola | C. W. Barnum |
| Emery | Bernalillo | C. W. Barnum |
| Emzy | Roosevelt | C. W. Barnum |
| Encinoso | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| England | Colfax | C. W. Barnum |
| Engle | Sierra | C. W. Barnum |
| Elizabethtown | Colfax | C. W. Barnum |
| Estey City | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Fairfield | Roosevelt | |
| Fairview | Sierra | |
| Farley | Colfax | |
| Faulkner | Sierra | |
| Faywood Hot Springs | Gran | |
| Felix | Chaves | |
| Ferry | Cibola | |
| Fertile Valley | Roosevelt | |
| Field | Socorro | |
| Fiero | Grant | |
| Fillmore | Dona Ana | |
| Fleming | Grant | |
| Florence | Eddy | |
| Folsom | Union | |
| Fort Fillmore | Dona Ana | |
| Fort Selden | Dona Ana | |
| Fort Stanton | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Fort Thorne | Dona Ana | |
| Fort Webster | Grant | |
| Frazier | Chaves | |
| Friendship | Roosevelt | |
| Frisco | Catron | |
| Fullerton | Catron | |
| Galena | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Gallego | Harding | |
| Gamerco | McKinley | |
| Gardiner | Colfax | |
| Garrison | Roosevelt | |
| Genova | Harding | |
| Georgetown | Grant | |
| Gibson | McKinley | |
| Givens | Roosevelt | |
| Gladiola or Warren | Lea | |
| Glen | Chaves | |
| Glen-Woody | Taos | |
| Globe | Eddy | |
| Glorieta | Santa Fe | |
| Gobernador | Rio Arriba | |
| Gold Dust | Sierra | |
| Gold Hill | Grant | |
| Golden | Santa Fe | |
| Gould | Harding | |
| Grafton | Sierra | |
| Graham | Catron | |
| Granada | Dona Ana | |
| Gran Quivira | Torrance | |
| Granite Gap | Hidalgo | |
| Granite Valley | Roosevelt | |
| Gray | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Greigos | Bernalillo | |
| Grier | Curry | |
| Greenfield | Chaves | |
| Haag | Curry | |
| Hachita | Grant | |
| Hagan | Sandoval | |
| Haile | Guadalupe | |
| Hanover | Grant | |
| Hansburg | Grant | |
| Havener | Curry | |
| Hawikuh Ruins | Cibola | |
| Hawkins | Roosevelt | |
| Hebran | Roosevelt | |
| Heck | Colfax | |
| Helweg | Bernalillo | |
| Hematite | Colfax | |
| Henry | Lea | |
| Hermanas | Luns | |
| Hermosa | Sierra | |
| Herrera | Bernalillo | |
| Hickman | Catron | |
| Highlonesome | Chavez | |
| Highway | Roosevelt | |
| Hill | Dona Ana | |
| Hillsboro | Sierra | |
| Hilton | Otero | |
| Hollene | Curry | |
| Holloway | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Honea | Roosevelt | |
| Horsesprings | Catron | |
| Hurlburt | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Inez | Roosevelt | |
| Ingleville | DeBaca | |
| Ingram | Roosevelt | |
| Isidore | Guadalupe | |
| Jackson | Grant | |
| Jalarosa | Cibola | |
| Jenkins | Roosevelt | |
| Jewett | Catron | |
| Jicarilla | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Joseph | Catron | |
| Johnson Mesa | Colfax | |
| Jonesville | McKinley | |
| Jornada | Sierra | |
| Juan Tafoya | Cibola | |
| Juan Tomas | Bernalillo | |
| Judson | Roosevelt | |
| Kelly | Socorro | |
| Kemp | Bernalillo | |
| Kenna | Roosevelt | |
| Kennedy | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Kent | Dona Ana | |
| Kentucky Valley | Roosevelt | |
| Kermit | Roosevelt | |
| Kettner | Cibola | |
| King | Lea | |
| Kingston | Sierra | |
| Kiowa | Colfax | |
| Knowles | Lea | |
| Koehler | Colfax | |
| Krider | Roosevelt | |
| La Bajada | Santa Fe | |
| La Belle | Taos | |
| La Lande | De Baca | |
| La Liendre | San Miguel | |
| La Union | Dona Ana | |
| La Ventana | Sandoval | |
| Lacy | Roosevelt | |
| Ladd | Colfax | |
| Lake Valley | Sierra | |
| Lake Van | Chaves | |
| Lanark | Dona Ana | |
| Langston | Roosevelt | |
| Langton | Curry | |
| Las Palomas | Sierra | |
| Leach | Roosevelt | |
| Leasburg | Dona Ana | |
| Legansville | Curry | |
| Leon | McKinley | |
| Leopold | Grant | |
| Lewis | Curry | |
| Lewiston | Roosevelt | |
| Lincoln | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Lingo | Roosevelt | |
| Liston | Chaves | |
| Loma Parda | Mora | |
| Lon | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Longs | Roosevelt | |
| Lookout | Eddy | |
| Los Pinos | Bernalillo | |
| Louis | Lea | |
| Lucky | Roosevelt | |
| Lucas | Harding | |
| Lynn | Colfax | |
| Macy | Roosevelt | |
| Madison | Union | |
| Madrid | Santa Fe | |
| Magdalena | Socorro | |
| Malone | Grant | |
| Mangas | Catron | |
| Mann | Roosevelt | |
| Manzano | Bernalillo | |
| Marion | Sierra | |
| Massey | Curry | |
| McCarty | Cibola | |
| McGaffey | McKinley | |
| Meek | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Meloche | Colfax | |
| Mentmore | McKinley | |
| Mesa | Roosevelt | |
| Mesquite | Roosevelt | |
| Micho | Lea | |
| Midnight | Taos | |
| Minco | Roosevelt | |
| Mineral City | San Miguel | |
| Modoc | Dona Ana | |
| Mogollon | Catron | |
| Monterey | Otero | |
| Monticeiio | Sierra | |
| Montoya | Quay | |
| Moquino | Cibola | |
| Mt.Vernon | Roosevelt | |
| Nara Visa | Quay | |
| Navajo | McKinley | |
| Need | Roosevelt | |
| New Hope | Roosevelt | |
| Nobe | Roosevelt | |
| Nutt | Luna | |
| Oak Grove | Grant | |
| Oak Spring | Sierra | |
| Ochoa | Lea | |
| Oden | Grant | |
| Ogle | Quay | |
| Oklahoma | Roosevelt | |
| Old Hatchita | Grant | |
| Orchard Park | Chaves | |
| Organ | Dona Ana | |
| Oriental | Eddy | |
| Orogrande | Otero | |
| Osha | Colfax | |
| Otero | Colfax | |
| Otero | Valencia | |
| Otis | Eddy | |
| Otowi | Los Alamos | |
| Paako | Bernalillo | |
| Pacquate or Paguate | Cibola | |
| Page | McKinley | |
| Painter | Roosevelt | |
| Pajarito | Bernalillo | |
| Pajarito | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Paradise Plains | Guadalupe | |
| Paraje | Cibola | |
| ParkCity | Socorro | |
| Parsons | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Paschal | Grant | |
| Patterson | Catron | |
| Paxton Springs | Cibola | |
| Pearl | Lea | |
| Pearson | Roosevelt | |
| Pep | Roosevelt | |
| Perea | Bernalillo | |
| Perea | McKinley | |
| Perry | Roosevelt | |
| Perryville | Colfax | |
| Phillipsburg | Sierra | |
| Piedra Lumbre | Cibola | |
| Pina | Colfax | |
| Pinos Altos | Grant | |
| Pinos Wells | Torrance | |
| Pintada | Guadalupe | |
| Pioneer | Chaves | |
| Pittsburg | Colfax | |
| Pittsburg | Sierra | |
| Placita | Sierra | |
| Plainview | Lea | |
| Plainview | Roosevelt | |
| Plateau | Roosevelt | |
| Platero | Bernalillo | |
| Playas | Hidalgo | |
| Pleasant Hill | Roosevelt | |
| Pleasant Ridge | Roosevelt | |
| Pleasant Valley | Roosevelt | |
| Pleasanton | Catron | |
| Plomo | Dona Ana | |
| Ponil Park | Colfax | |
| Portales Springs | Roosevelt | |
| Pratt | Hidalgo | |
| Prairieview | Lea | |
| Preston | Curry | |
| Prices Chapel | Roosevelt | |
| Pueblito | Valencia | |
| Pyramid | Hidalgo | |
| Quarai | Torrance | |
| Queen | Eddy | |
| Quiletes | Valencia | |
| Rabenton | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Rael | Colfax | |
| Rancho | Roosevelt | |
| Ranchvale | Curry | |
| Range rLake | Lea | |
| Reyado | Colfax | |
| Red Hill | Catron | |
| Red Lake | Roosevelt | |
| Red River | Taos | |
| Redland | Roosevelt | |
| Ricardo | De Baca | |
| Richland | Roosevelt | |
| Richmond | Hidalgo | |
| Riddle | Guadalupe | |
| Riley | Socorro | |
| Ritchey | De Baca | |
| Roadforks | Hidalgo | |
| Roberts | Eddy | |
| Robinson | Colfax | |
| Robinson | Sierra | |
| Rock Lake | Roosevelt | |
| Robuck | Roosevelt | |
| Rodey | Dona Ana | |
| Roebuck | Roosevelt | |
| Rogers | Roosevelt | |
| Roller | Roosevelt | |
| Rosebud | Harding | |
| Rosedale | Socorro | |
| Royal John | Grant | |
| Sacramento City | Otero | |
| Salt Lake | Roosevelt | |
| San Albino | Sierra | |
| San Antonio | Socorro | |
| San Augustine | Dona Ana | |
| San Jose | Sierra | |
| San Geronimo | San Miguel | |
| San Ignacio | Guadalupe | |
| San Lorenzo | Grant | |
| San Marcial | Socorro | |
| San Miguell | Sierra | |
| San Pedro | Santa Fe | |
| San Pedro | Socorro | |
| Santa Rita | Grant | |
| Sawyer | Valencia | |
| Schroeder | Chaves | |
| Seama | Cibola | |
| Senorito | Sandoval | |
| Shady Grove | Roosevelt | |
| Shakespeare | Hidalgo | |
| Shandon | Sierra | |
| Sherman | Grant | |
| Slagle | Colfax | |
| Smith | Eddy | |
| South Spring | Chaves | |
| South Fork | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Southside | Colfax | |
| Spellmans Chapel | Roosevelt | |
| Spindle | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| SpurLake | Catron | |
| Star | Roosevelt | |
| Stegman | Eddy | |
| Steins | Hidalgo | |
| Stocktons | Colfax | |
| Strauss | Dona Ana | |
| Sublette | Rio Arriba | |
| Sugarite | Colfax | |
| Sulphur | Bernalillo | |
| Sunnyside | Guadalupe | |
| Sunshine | Roosevelt | |
| Suwanee | Valencia | |
| Swamp | Eddy | |
| Swartz | Grant | |
| Swastika | Colfax | |
| Sweetwater | Colfax | |
| Sylvanite | Hidalgo | |
| Tafoya | Colfax | |
| Taft | De Baca | |
| Tandy | Roosevelt | |
| Tartop | Roosevelt | |
| Taylor Springs | Colfax | |
| Teel | Grant | |
| Telegraph | Grant | |
| Telles | Dona Ana | |
| Tererro | San Miguel | |
| Therma | Colfax | |
| Thorne | Dona Ana | |
| Thornham | Roosevelt | |
| Tingle | Cibola | |
| Tierra Amarilla | Rio Arriba | |
| Tierra Blanca | Sierra | |
| Tierra Blanca | Roosevelt | |
| Tokay | Socorro | |
| Tolar | Roosevelt | |
| Tomerlin | Luna | |
| Totavi | Los Alamos | |
| Towner | Harding | |
| Trails End | Chaves | |
| Trammell | Roosevelt | |
| Trechado | Cibola | |
| Trementina | San Miguel | |
| Tres Lagunas | Catron | |
| Trinchera | Colfax | |
| Troy | Colfax | |
| Turner | Roosevelt | |
| Twining | Taos | |
| Tyrone | Grant | |
| Unico | Colfax | |
| Union | Roosevelt | |
| Union Valley | Roosevelt | |
| Upton | Roosevelt | |
| Urton | Roosevelt | |
| Valedon | Hidalgo | |
| Valley Center | Roosevelt | |
| Valley View | Roosevelt | |
| Valencia | Valencia | |
| Valmont | Otero | |
| Van Houten | Colfax | |
| Vaughn | Guadalupe | |
| Vaur | Harding | |
| Leon | Harding | |
| Vera Cruz | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Vernon | Colfax | |
| Victoria | Dona Ana | |
| Virginia City | Colfax | |
| Vocant | Chaves | |
| Waldo | Santa Fe | |
| Walnut Wells | Hidalgo | |
| Warren | Lea | |
| Watrous | Mora | |
| Water Valley | Roosevelt | |
| Westwater | Eddy | |
| White Oaks | Lincoln | C. W. Barnum |
| Whitfield | Catron | |
| Willow | Colfax | |
| Willow Springs | Roosevelt | |
| Winston | Sierra | |
| Wooten | Roosevelt | |
| Yankee | Colfax | |
| Yates | Harding | |
| Yeso | De Baca | |
| Yrisarri | Bernalillo | |
| Zamora | Bernalillo | |
| Zapata | Sierra | |
| Zoar | Roosevelt |
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