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Pintada

Ghost town · Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Pintada quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000)
Pintada quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pintada is a ghost town in Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It is one of 4 former communities in Guadalupe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pintada as a historical populated place: 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 34.8822° N, 105.0722° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townPastura, NM
Distance to it10 miles
Coordinates34.88222, -105.07222

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What's there now

Pintada is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pastura, NM (population 7), about 10 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Pintada?

Pintada is in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, at 34.8822, -105.0722.

How many ghost towns are in Guadalupe County?

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

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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.