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Cedar Grove

Ghost town · Luna County, New Mexico

Gage SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Gage SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove as a historical populated place on the Gage SW 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 32.0073° N, 108.1639° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGage SW
Elevation4,788 ft
Nearest living townHachita, NM
Distance to it11.4 miles
GNIS feature ID920027
Coordinates32.00732, -108.16393

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What's there now

Cedar Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hachita, NM (population 13), about 11.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,788 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 Cedar Grove?

Cedar Grove is in Luna County, New Mexico, at 32.0073, -108.1639.

How many ghost towns are in Luna County?

Luna County, New Mexico has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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