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Ghost town · Otero County, New Mexico
Cienega is a ghost town in Otero County, New Mexico. It is one of 3 former communities in Otero County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cienega as a historical populated place on the Cienega School 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 32.0515° N, 105.1002° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Cienega School |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,660 ft |
| Nearest living town | Dell City, TX |
| Distance to it | 9.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 920447 |
| Coordinates | 32.05150, -105.10023 |
What's there now
Cienega is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dell City, TX (population 74), about 9.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,660 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Pineryghost town · Culberson County · 19.9 mi
- Frijoleghost town · Culberson County · 21.2 mi
- Salt Flatghost town · Hudspeth County · 21.3 mi
- Queenghost town · Eddy County · 22.9 mi
- Piñonghost town · Otero County · 42.8 mi
Questions
Where is Cienega?
Cienega is in Otero County, New Mexico, at 32.0515, -105.1002.
How many ghost towns are in Otero County?
Otero County, New Mexico has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.