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Agua Negra

Ghost town · Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Santa Rosa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Santa Rosa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Agua Negra is a ghost town in Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It is one of 4 former communities in Guadalupe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Agua Negra as a historical populated place on the Santa Rosa 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 34.8773° N, 104.6944° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSanta Rosa
Elevation4,582 ft
Nearest living townSanta Rosa, NM
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID920938
Coordinates34.87728, -104.69443

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What's there now

Agua Negra is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Santa Rosa, NM (population 2,447), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,582 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 Agua Negra?

Agua Negra is in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, at 34.8773, -104.6944.

How many ghost towns are in Guadalupe County?

Guadalupe County, New Mexico has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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