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Anchor

Ghost town · Taos County, New Mexico

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

Anchor is a ghost town in Taos County, New Mexico. It is one of 5 former communities in Taos County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Anchor as a historical populated place on the Comanche Point 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 36.7628° N, 105.3394° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleComanche Point
Nearest living townRed River, NM
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID901681
Coordinates36.76281, -105.33945

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What's there now

Anchor is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Red River, NM (population 456), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Anchor?

Anchor is in Taos County, New Mexico, at 36.7628, -105.3394.

How many ghost towns are in Taos County?

Taos County, New Mexico has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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