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Berrendo

Ghost town · Chaves County, New Mexico

Roswell North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Roswell North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Berrendo is a ghost town in Chaves County, New Mexico. It is one of 4 former communities in Chaves County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Berrendo as a historical populated place on the Roswell North 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 33.4529° N, 104.5233° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRoswell North
Elevation3,589 ft
Nearest living townRoswell, NM
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID920068
Coordinates33.45287, -104.52330

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What's there now

Berrendo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Roswell, NM (population 47,823), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,589 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 Berrendo?

Berrendo is in Chaves County, New Mexico, at 33.4529, -104.5233.

How many ghost towns are in Chaves County?

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

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