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Hematite

Ghost town · Colfax County, New Mexico

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

Hematite is a ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico. It is one of 12 former communities in Colfax County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hematite as a historical populated place on the Red River Pass 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 36.6536° N, 105.3589° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRed River Pass
Elevation9,883 ft
Nearest living townRed River, NM
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID932876
Coordinates36.65364, -105.35889

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What's there now

Hematite is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Red River, NM (population 456), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,883 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 Hematite?

Hematite is in Colfax County, New Mexico, at 36.6536, -105.3589.

How many ghost towns are in Colfax County?

Colfax County, New Mexico has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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