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Bonanza City

Ghost town · Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Turquoise Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Turquoise Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bonanza City is a ghost town in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It is one of 9 former communities in Santa Fe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bonanza City as a historical populated place on the Turquoise Hill 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 35.5389° N, 106.1200° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTurquoise Hill
Nearest living townLa Cienega, NM
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID902791
Coordinates35.53892, -106.12002

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What's there now

Bonanza City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is La Cienega, NM (population 3,780), about 2.8 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 Bonanza City?

Bonanza City is in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, at 35.5389, -106.1200.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Fe County?

Santa Fe County, New Mexico has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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