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Canode

Ghost town · Quay County, New Mexico

Logan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500)
Logan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Canode is a ghost town in Quay County, New Mexico. It is one of 13 former communities in Quay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Canode as a historical populated place on the Logan NE 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 35.4408° N, 103.3439° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLogan NE
Elevation3,935 ft
Nearest living townLogan, NM
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID932839
Coordinates35.44083, -103.34389

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What's there now

Canode is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Logan, NM (population 858), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,935 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 Canode?

Canode is in Quay County, New Mexico, at 35.4408, -103.3439.

How many ghost towns are in Quay County?

Quay County, New Mexico has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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