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Armenta Plaza

Ghost town · Harding County, New Mexico

Canon Encierro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Canon Encierro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Armenta Plaza is a ghost town in Harding County, New Mexico. It is one of 2 former communities in Harding County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Armenta Plaza as a historical populated place on the Canon Encierro 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 35.8248° N, 104.3705° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCanon Encierro
Elevation4,784 ft
Nearest living townRoy, NM
Distance to it12.8 miles
GNIS feature ID914402
Coordinates35.82476, -104.37054

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What's there now

Armenta Plaza is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Roy, NM (population 321), about 12.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,784 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 Armenta Plaza?

Armenta Plaza is in Harding County, New Mexico, at 35.8248, -104.3705.

How many ghost towns are in Harding County?

Harding County, New Mexico has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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