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Old Hachita

Ghost town · Grant County, New Mexico

Hachita quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Hachita quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Hachita is a ghost town in Grant County, New Mexico, recorded as census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is one of 15 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. No county in New Mexico has more among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Hachita 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 31.9139° N, 108.4330° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,854 ft
Nearest living townPlayas, NM
Distance to it6.1 miles
Coordinates31.91390, -108.43300

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What's there now

Old Hachita is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Playas, NM (population 27), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,854 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Old Hachita, New Mexico.
Old Hachita, New Mexico. · Hadley Paul Garland from El Paso, USA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Questions

Where is Old Hachita?

Old Hachita is in Grant County, New Mexico, at 31.9139, -108.4330.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

Grant County, New Mexico has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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