WayfarrowLa Joyita
Ghost town · Socorro County, New Mexico
La Joyita is a ghost town in Socorro County, New Mexico. It is one of 12 former communities in Socorro County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists La Joyita as a historical populated place on the La Joya 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 34.2617° N, 106.8603° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | La Joya |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,678 ft |
| Nearest living town | San Acacia, NM |
| Distance to it | 2.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 920129 |
| Coordinates | 34.26173, -106.86030 |
What's there now
La Joyita is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is San Acacia, NM (population 43), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,678 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Tajoghost town · Socorro County · 15.1 mi
- Rileyghost town · Socorro County · 22.7 mi
- Monicaghost town · Socorro County · 42 mi
- Contaderoghost town · Socorro County · 42.9 mi
- Craigghost town · Socorro County · 44.2 mi
- Rosedaleghost town · Socorro County · 44.3 mi
- Roundtopghost town · Torrance County · 45.9 mi
- Augustineghost town · Socorro County · 47.5 mi
Questions
Where is La Joyita?
La Joyita is in Socorro County, New Mexico, at 34.2617, -106.8603.
How many ghost towns are in Socorro County?
Socorro County, New Mexico has 12 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.