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Cherry Valley

Ghost town · Mora County, New Mexico

Cherry Valley Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Cherry Valley Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cherry Valley is a ghost town in Mora County, New Mexico. It is one of 4 former communities in Mora County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cherry Valley as a historical populated place on the Cherry Valley Lake 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 35.7925° N, 104.8433° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCherry Valley Lake
Elevation6,225 ft
Nearest living townWagon Mound, NM
Distance to it16.5 miles
GNIS feature ID914417
Coordinates35.79254, -104.84333

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What's there now

Cherry Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wagon Mound, NM (population 587), about 16.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,225 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 Cherry Valley?

Cherry Valley is in Mora County, New Mexico, at 35.7925, -104.8433.

How many ghost towns are in Mora County?

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

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