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Missouri Plaza

Ghost town · Chaves County, New Mexico

Hondo Reservoir quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Hondo Reservoir quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Missouri Plaza is a ghost town in Chaves County, New Mexico. It is one of 4 former communities in Chaves County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Missouri Plaza as a historical populated place on the Hondo Reservoir 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 33.3070° N, 104.7497° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHondo Reservoir
Elevation4,042 ft
Nearest living townRoswell, NM
Distance to it13.5 miles
GNIS feature ID920379
Coordinates33.30704, -104.74970

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What's there now

Missouri Plaza is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Roswell, NM (population 47,823), about 13.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,042 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 Missouri Plaza?

Missouri Plaza is in Chaves County, New Mexico, at 33.3070, -104.7497.

How many ghost towns are in Chaves County?

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

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