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Bellview

Ghost town · Curry County, New Mexico

Bellview quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Bellview quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bellview is a ghost town in Curry County, New Mexico, recorded as unincorporated community in Curry County, New Mexico, United States. It is the only former community in Curry County recorded on the federal names register, out of 177 across New Mexico.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bellview as a historical populated place: 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 34.8211° N, 103.1080° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,456 ft
Nearest living townGrady, NM
Distance to it11.8 miles
Coordinates34.82110, -103.10800

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What's there now

Bellview is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grady, NM (population 106), about 11.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,456 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Abandoned post office in Bellview, Eastern New Mexico.
Abandoned post office in Bellview, Eastern New Mexico. · Leaflet / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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