Back to original page Printer Friendly Version of REDTT's: Ghost Towns Plentiful, educational and fun to visit, ghost towns in New Mexico are generally old silver and gold mining towns. The history of the gold and silver rush in our country is very interesting. Many of the towns listed below are being purchased by folks who enjoy history and many are restoring them for us to enjoy. Below you will find Internet links that will take you to a "ghost town" directory, as well as links to specific ghost towns. You are in for a real "treat" of information (no "tricks" here). New Mexico Ghost Towns....and other little-known places - A beautiful Web site with an alphabetical list that has information about 59 different ghost towns and other little-known places around New Mexico. Wonderful pictures, statistics, location and a history review. A few of the links below will go to this site, but specifically to the town listed. Note: sometimes this site doesn't work. Try again, it's worth it. Alma - Ghost town, seven miles north of Glenwood, NM via U.S. 180. Chloride - Pioneer Store Museum - Visit the Pioneer Store built in 1880, and closed after the silver boom with all the furnishings, merchandise, and records left inside. A fascinating and unique collection of life in the days of silver mining. Take the self-guided walk down Wall Street and see some great original buildings and the "hanging tree." Stay overnight in the first building in Chloride, or in the RV park. Located near the Gila Wilderness, just 42 miles northwest of Truth or Consequences via Interstate 25 and N.M. 52. Open 7 days a week, 9am to 4pm. For more information, please contact edmund@zianet.com or call. Chloride, NM (505) 743-2736 Clairmont - Ghost town, 19 miles northeast of Glenwood off U.S. 180 via FR 119. Cooney Camp & Cooney's Tomb - ghost town located 15 miles northeast of Glenwood, in Animas, NM. Take the road up to the fishing creek. The tomb is on the right. For more information contact: Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce (505) 539-2711 Elizabethtown - Ghost town, 5 miles north via N.M. 38. Eagle Nest, NM "Ghost Towns" - the ever popular ghosttowns.com site - another great ghost town site that includes the whole Western United States. You navigate your way to all kinds of information about ghost towns, including some virtual tours. A really neat site! I've made it where you start in New Mexico! Graham - ghost town located 7 miles northeast of Glenwood, NM For more information contact: Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce (505) 539-2711 Granite Gap - Explore the mysteries of geology, by going 800 feet into a mountain! Dubbed the "Granite Gap Ghost Mining Camp," this is the site of an old silver mine. It's a great place to go rock collecting, treasure hunting for legendary missing gold bars and mine touring! Open to camping, hiking, cave exploring, gold panning, even learn how to carve your own arrowheads! Granite Gap is open October 1 to June 1, 9am-5pm, Wednesday through Sunday and by appointment at other times. Contact us at: granitegapmine@yahoo.com. Located west of Lordsburg & north of Rodeo, NM (505) 854-3225 Desert USA site Carla DeMarco pictures & article Hidalgo County Ghost Towns - an interesting web site about this New Mexico county that includes information about some of their ghost towns and cemeteries. Kelly - Ghost town that was a former mining operation. Rock hounding, picnicking and hiking are all available in Kelly. 3 miles southeast of Magdalena on FR 505. Magdalena, NM (505) 854-2401 Kingston - Known as the gem of the Black Range, Kingston was the largest city in New Mexico - in 1890! At the height of its silver mining boom, the population of Kingston topped 7,000 folks, beating Albuquerque by about 1,000. In its heyday, numerous hotels played host to the likes of President Grover Cleveland, Mark Twain, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Black Jack Ketchum, and, of course, Billy the Kid. There were stage lines, 23 saloons, a bank, 14 grocery and general stores, 3 newspapers, a brewery and an opera house. Today, only a few buildings remain such as the Pretty Sam's Casino, which is now the Black Range Lodge Bed and Breakfast; the old Assay Office, which is a private residence; The Percha Bank and Post Office. The bank now has a lovely museum open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted. Visit the museum on Friday, Saturday and Sunday's, 10am-4pm, during the Summer months, but visit Kingston anytime of the year and take a historic walking tour. For more information about the tour or about the restorative projects at Kingston, visit with Mark or Marilyn Nero at mark@cranberrypress.com.; Friends of Kingston, NM, HC66 Box 119A, Hillsboro, NM 88042 (505) 895-5032 www.perchabank.com Lake Valley - Ghost town, 17 miles south of Hillsboro on NM 27 (505) 895-5603 Loma Parda - Ghost town, 26 miles north of Las Vegas via NM 65 Las Vegas, NM Madrid - a revitalized old coal mining town from the civil war & building the Santa Fe Railroad eras. Now with artists, jazz & bluegrass concerts, coal mining & antiques museums and adventure. Located in north central NM not too far from Rio Rancho in Madrid,NM Museum contact (505) 473-0743 Mogollón - Ghost mining town nestled in the beautiful wilderness of the Gila National Forest. See the Silver Creek Inn, Mogollon Rock Shop, Morgan's Old Kelly Store, Mogollon Museum, Purple Onion Cafe, art, American pottery, rustic and eclectic furniture. Drive west from Glenwood via U.S. 180 for 5 miles then right on N.M. 159 (Bursum Road) for another 9 miles. Sometimes winter weather makes it hard to get to. Mogollon,NM (505) 539-2015 Mogollon Enterprises Other Ghost Towns, Mining Camps & Interesting Sites of Sierra County, NM Shakespeare - Ghost town! Tour the Butterfield Stage Station, Grant House Saloon, Stratford Hotel. Old Mail Station, Powder Magazine Assay Office, Blacksmith Shop and other points of interest. See authentic reenactments, a real blacksmith at work, hear history and stories of the real West. See the Jim Emanuel Western Gun Collection. Bring your camera, sunscreen and walking shoes. Admission $4, $3 and free under 6. Open for tours two weekends a month and by appointment. 2 ½ miles southwest of Lordsburg. Take Exit 22 off Interstate 10. Near Lordsburg, NM (505) 542-9034 Steins - Ghost town, 20 miles southwest of Lordsburg off Interstate 10 at Exit 3. Near Lordsburg, NM (505) 542-9791 Virtual Ghost Town Tour - by Cyber Maze Travelogues. A picture tour of 14 ghost towns and graveyards in New Mexico. It's nice! Winston - Ghost town, 38 miles northwest of T or C via I-25 and N.M. 52. Near Truth or Consequences, NM Back to original page .