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Cabezon

Ghost town · Sandoval County, New Mexico

San Luis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
San Luis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cabezon is a ghost town in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It is one of 7 former communities in Sandoval County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cabezon 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 35.6264° N, 107.0978° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townTorreon, NM
Distance to it13.2 miles
Coordinates35.62642, -107.09782

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What's there now

Cabezon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Torreon, NM (population 594), about 13.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Iglesia de San Jose in the ghost town of Cabezon, New Mexico, on July 12, 1973. We visited there and just happened to run across a man who had lived there and a
Iglesia de San Jose in the ghost town of Cabezon, New Mexico, on July 12, 1973. We visited there and just happened to run across a man who had lived there and a · Downtowngal / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Cabezon?

Cabezon is in Sandoval County, New Mexico, at 35.6264, -107.0978.

How many ghost towns are in Sandoval County?

Sandoval County, New Mexico has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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