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Mills

Ghost town · Harding County, New Mexico

Mills West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Mills West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mills is a ghost town in Harding County, New Mexico, recorded as unincorporated community in Harding County, New Mexico. It is one of 2 former communities in Harding County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mills 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 36.0856° N, 104.2550° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townRoy, NM
Distance to it10.2 miles
Coordinates36.08560, -104.25500

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What's there now

Mills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Roy, NM (population 321), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Dust storm near Mills, New Mexico.
Dust storm near Mills, New Mexico. · Dorothea Lange / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Mills?

Mills is in Harding County, New Mexico, at 36.0856, -104.2550.

How many ghost towns are in Harding County?

Harding County, New Mexico has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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