Hillsboro
This class D semi-ghost is located at the junction of SH 27/152, 18 miles west of I-25 at EXIT 63, this silver-gold mining town dates to 1877. By 1879, the community had 300 people and the usual assortment of mining... history.rootsweb
Shakespeare Ghost Town
This silver mining town is located several miles south of Lordsburg. Dating to the 1880s, it grew rapidly after the silver ore was discovered. It soon had a population of several thousand. In 1882, its list ... history.rootsweb
Chloride ;
This old class D silver mining town is located 2.3 miles southwest of Winston, which is on SH 52, northwest of Truth or Consequences. The main street of this town still has a number of picturesque adobe, wood and st... history.rootsweb
Cerrillos, New Mexico Ghost Town
In 1879 two miners from Leadville, Colorado, found deposits of gold in the area. Short afterwards, the Santa Fe Railroad came through, and a postoffice opened in 1880. Soon, silver, copper, zinc and lead and turquoi... ghosttowngallery.com
Cimarron, New Mexico Ghost Town
Cimarron was settled in 1841, and became an important stop on the Santa Fe Trail 20 years later. It is a historic place, not a ghosttown, but we include it here because it is a part of the lives of two of New Mexico... ghosttowngallery.com
Colfax, New Mexico Ghost Town
Colfax County was created in 1869 and named for the then vice-president of the United States. The town of Colfax was promoted by developers of the Rocky Mountain, the St. Louis and the Pacific Railroad near the turn... ghosttowngallery.com
Golden, New Mexico Ghost Town
The beautiful San Francisco Catholic Church was built around 1830 and restored in 1960. ghosttowngallery.com
Pinos Altos, New Mexico Ghost Town
Once the seat of Grant County, Pinos Altos, survived conflicts with the Apache. A gold discovery in 1860 by three 49ers from California stimulated a boom that led to the establishment of this mining camp which produced over $8,... hmdb.org
Dawson, New Mexico Ghost Town
In October 22, 1913, an incorrectly set dynamite charge resulted in an enourous explosion in Stag Canon Mine No.2 that sent a tongue of fire one hundred feet out of the tunnel mouth. Rescue efforts were well organiz... ghosttowngallery.com
