Tyrone Ghost Town

Grant County, New Mexico32.6418, -108.3250

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
10 miSilver City, NM
Mild months
Feb–Nov9 of 12
Next ghost town
19 miSanta Rita
Tyrone, New Mexico
Photo: Russell Lee, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Tyrone is a ghost town in Grant County, New Mexico.

On the map

20 mi40 miDemingSilver CityLordsburgLittle Walnut VillageKeeler FarmTyrone
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Tyrone. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Silver City, NM, about 10 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Cruces, NM, 92 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Santa Rita19 mi northeast
  2. Mowry City26 mi east
  3. Separ31 mi south
  4. Gage32 mi southeast
  5. Shakespeare33 mi southwest
  6. Lake Valley44 mi east
  7. Steins48 mi southwest
  8. Hermosa50 mi northeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5326Jan5629Feb6333Mar7139Apr8048May8958Jun8862Jul8660Aug8154Sep7243Oct6132Nov5226DecJan: 1.1 inFeb: 1.1 inMar: 0.6 inApr: 0.3 inMay: 0.4 inJun: 0.6 inJul: 3.3 inAug: 2.7 inSep: 1.6 inOct: 1.1 inNov: 1.0 inDec: 1.5 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to May, July to November, judging by NOAA normals from White Signal. June brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the White Signal station (USC00299691), 5.9 miles away. About 15.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationGrant County, New Mexico
Coordinates32.64180, -108.32500
Also known asTyrone, New Mexico, Tyrone, NM
SourcesWikidata Q7861566 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Tyrone ghost town?

In Grant County, New Mexico, at 32.6418, -108.3250. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Silver City, NM, about 10 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Cruces, NM, 92 miles away.

Can you visit Tyrone?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Tyrone?

Mild months here run February to May, July to November, judging by NOAA normals from White Signal. June brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Tyrone?

Yes. Santa Rita (19 mi), Mowry City (26 mi), Separ (31 mi), Gage (32 mi).

More ghost towns in New Mexico

All 69 ghost towns in New Mexico · Ghost towns near Las Cruces