Hartford
Ghost town · Quay County, New Mexico

Hartford 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 Hartford as a historical populated place on the Ima SE 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 34.7606° N, 104.0733° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Ima SE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5,103 ft |
| Nearest living town | House, NM |
| Distance to it | 12.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 938527 |
| Coordinates | 34.76056, -104.07333 |
What's there now
Hartford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is House, NM (population 47), about 12.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,103 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Alamoghost town · Guadalupe County · 12.8 mi
- Fordghost town · Quay County · 14.6 mi
- Añalghost town · De Baca County · 16.3 mi
- Ogleghost town · Quay County · 17.3 mi
- Kirkghost town · Quay County · 20.9 mi
- Tolarghost town · Roosevelt County · 22.9 mi
- Hanleyghost town · Quay County · 27 mi
- Cowanghost town · Quay County · 29.6 mi
- Plainghost town · Quay County · 30.3 mi
- Ricardoghost town · De Baca County · 31.2 mi
- Puertoghost town · Quay County · 32.5 mi
- Agua Negraghost town · Guadalupe County · 36.2 mi
Questions
Where is Hartford?
Hartford is in Quay County, New Mexico, at 34.7606, -104.0733.
How many ghost towns are in Quay County?
Quay County, New Mexico has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.