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Frio

Ghost town · Quay County, New Mexico

Lesbia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Lesbia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Frio is a ghost town in Quay County, New Mexico. It is one of 13 former communities in Quay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Frio as a historical populated place on the Lesbia 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 35.1725° N, 103.5503° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLesbia
Elevation3,958 ft
Nearest living townTucumcari, NM
Distance to it8.7 miles
GNIS feature ID920806
Coordinates35.17250, -103.55028

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What's there now

Frio is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tucumcari, NM (population 5,197), about 8.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,958 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Frio?

Frio is in Quay County, New Mexico, at 35.1725, -103.5503.

How many ghost towns are in Quay County?

Quay County, New Mexico has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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