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Allen

Ghost town · Quay County, New Mexico

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

Allen 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 Allen as a historical populated place on the Riley Camp 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 35.0123° N, 103.1386° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRiley Camp
Elevation4,003 ft
Nearest living townSan Jon, NM
Distance to it13.1 miles
GNIS feature ID932905
Coordinates35.01228, -103.13856

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What's there now

Allen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is San Jon, NM (population 136), about 13.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,003 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 Allen?

Allen is in Quay County, New Mexico, at 35.0123, -103.1386.

How many ghost towns are in Quay County?

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

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