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Buckman

Ghost town · Santa Fe County, New Mexico

White Rock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
White Rock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buckman is a ghost town in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, recorded as human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America. 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 Buckman as a historical populated place: 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 35.8350° N, 106.1628° W.

Key facts

Elevation5,472 ft
Nearest living townWhite Rock, NM
Distance to it3.1 miles
Coordinates35.83500, -106.16278

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What's there now

Buckman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is White Rock, NM (population 5,568), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,472 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 Buckman?

Buckman is in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, at 35.8350, -106.1628.

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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