WayfarrowBorder City
Ghost town · Luna County, New Mexico
Border City is a ghost town in Luna County, New Mexico. It is one of 5 former communities in Luna County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Border City as a historical populated place on the Columbus 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 31.8265° N, 107.6400° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Columbus |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,051 ft |
| Nearest living town | Columbus, NM |
| Distance to it | 0.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 920030 |
| Coordinates | 31.82649, -107.64002 |
What's there now
Border City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbus, NM (population 1,147), about 0.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,051 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Cedar Groveghost town · Luna County · 33.2 mi
- Gageghost town · Luna County · 38.2 mi
- Old Hachitaghost town · Grant County · 47 mi
- Lanarkghost town · Doña Ana County · 49.4 mi
Questions
Where is Border City?
Border City is in Luna County, New Mexico, at 31.8265, -107.6400.
How many ghost towns are in Luna County?
Luna County, New Mexico has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.