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Nolan

Ghost town · Mora County, New Mexico

Colmor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Colmor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nolan is a ghost town in Mora County, New Mexico. It is one of 4 former communities in Mora County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nolan as a historical populated place on the Colmor 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 36.1661° N, 104.6705° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColmor
Elevation6,090 ft
Nearest living townWagon Mound, NM
Distance to it11.4 miles
GNIS feature ID915053
Coordinates36.16615, -104.67055

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What's there now

Nolan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wagon Mound, NM (population 587), about 11.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,090 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 Nolan?

Nolan is in Mora County, New Mexico, at 36.1661, -104.6705.

How many ghost towns are in Mora County?

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

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