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Alamo

Ghost town · Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Canada Colorado quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Canada Colorado quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alamo is a ghost town in Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It is one of 4 former communities in Guadalupe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alamo as a historical populated place on the Canada Colorado topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.8376° N, 104.2780° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCanada Colorado
Nearest living townLake Sumner, NM
Distance to it16.4 miles
GNIS feature ID932902
Coordinates34.83756, -104.27803

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What's there now

Alamo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Sumner, NM (population 66), about 16.4 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Alamo?

Alamo is in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, at 34.8376, -104.2780.

How many ghost towns are in Guadalupe County?

Guadalupe County, New Mexico has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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