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Pleasant Valley

Ghost town · Quay County, New Mexico

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

Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley as a historical populated place on the San Jon 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 35.0426° N, 103.3316° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSan Jon
Elevation4,142 ft
Nearest living townSan Jon, NM
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID932941
Coordinates35.04256, -103.33162

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What's there now

Pleasant Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is San Jon, NM (population 136), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,142 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 Pleasant Valley?

Pleasant Valley is in Quay County, New Mexico, at 35.0426, -103.3316.

How many ghost towns are in Quay County?

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

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