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Carpenter

Ghost town · Bernalillo County, New Mexico

East Albuquerque quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000)
East Albuquerque quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carpenter is a ghost town in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, recorded as human settlement in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It is one of 4 former communities in Bernalillo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carpenter 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 35.1000° N, 106.6000° W.

Key facts

Elevation5,180 ft
Nearest living townAlbuquerque, NM
Distance to it2.7 miles
Coordinates35.10000, -106.60000

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What's there now

Carpenter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albuquerque, NM (population 562,488), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,180 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 Carpenter?

Carpenter is in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, at 35.1000, -106.6000.

How many ghost towns are in Bernalillo County?

Bernalillo County, New Mexico has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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