Ghost Towns in New Mexico

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69 ghost towns

29% sit on public land · 22 with a free-licensed photo

474549
  • BLM 4
  • National Forest 7
  • Other federal 4
  • State 5
  • Private or unlisted 49
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among New Mexico's ghost towns.

The largest share, 49 of 69, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

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  • BLM 4
  • National Forest 7
  • Other federal 4
  • State 5
  • Private or unlisted 49

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in New Mexico

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All 69 by county

Bernalillo County 1

Catron County 6

Chaves County 1

Cibola County 1

Colfax County 4

Curry County 1

De Baca County 1

Doña Ana County 2

Eddy County 1

Grant County 4

Guadalupe County 2

Harding County 1

Hidalgo County 3

Lea County 1

Lincoln County 4

Luna County 4

Otero County 1

Quay County 4

Rio Arriba County 3

Roosevelt County 2

San Miguel County 2

Sandoval County 2

Santa Fe County 3

Sierra County 8

Socorro County 5

Taos County 2

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