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Ortiz

Ghost town · Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Madrid quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Madrid quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ortiz is a ghost town in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It is one of 9 former communities in Santa Fe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ortiz as a historical populated place on the Golden 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 35.3362° N, 106.1517° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGolden
Elevation7,450 ft
Nearest living townMadrid, NM
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID914398
Coordinates35.33615, -106.15169

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What's there now

Ortiz is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Madrid, NM (population 248), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,450 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 Ortiz?

Ortiz is in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, at 35.3362, -106.1517.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Fe County?

Santa Fe County, New Mexico has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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