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Kemp

Ghost town · Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Tijeras quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Tijeras quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kemp is a ghost town in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. 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 Kemp as a historical populated place on the Tijeras 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 35.1075° N, 106.3756° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTijeras
Elevation6,649 ft
Nearest living townCedar Crest, NM
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID920773
Coordinates35.10755, -106.37558

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What's there now

Kemp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cedar Crest, NM (population 746), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,649 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 Kemp?

Kemp is in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, at 35.1075, -106.3756.

How many ghost towns are in Bernalillo County?

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

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