WayfarrowMonista
Ghost town · Otero County, New Mexico
Monista 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 Monista as a historical populated place on the Holloman 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 32.8348° N, 106.0742° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Holloman |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,070 ft |
| Nearest living town | Holloman AFB, NM |
| Distance to it | 1.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 919913 |
| Coordinates | 32.83481, -106.07416 |
What's there now
Monista is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Holloman AFB, NM (population 4,052), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,070 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
Questions
Where is Monista?
Monista is in Otero County, New Mexico, at 32.8348, -106.0742.
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.