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Perryville

Ghost town · Colfax County, New Mexico

Ute Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Ute Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Perryville is a ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico. It is one of 12 former communities in Colfax County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Perryville as a historical populated place on the Touch-Me-Not Mountain 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 36.5361° N, 105.2275° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTouch-Me-Not Mountain
Elevation8,084 ft
Nearest living townEagle Nest, NM
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID902068
Coordinates36.53614, -105.22751

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What's there now

Perryville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eagle Nest, NM (population 270), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,084 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 Perryville?

Perryville is in Colfax County, New Mexico, at 36.5361, -105.2275.

How many ghost towns are in Colfax County?

Colfax County, New Mexico has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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