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Ogle

Ghost town · Quay County, New Mexico

Circles S Mesa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Circles S Mesa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ogle is a ghost town in Quay County, New Mexico. It is one of 13 former communities in Quay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ogle as a historical populated place on the Circle S Mesa 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 34.9942° N, 103.9664° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCircle S Mesa
Elevation4,376 ft
Nearest living townTucumcari, NM
Distance to it19.1 miles
GNIS feature ID921113
Coordinates34.99417, -103.96639

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What's there now

Ogle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tucumcari, NM (population 5,197), about 19.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,376 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 Ogle?

Ogle is in Quay County, New Mexico, at 34.9942, -103.9664.

How many ghost towns are in Quay County?

Quay County, New Mexico has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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