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Santa Rita

Ghost town · Grant County, New Mexico

Santa Rita quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:24,000)
Santa Rita quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Santa Rita is a ghost town in Grant County, New Mexico. It is one of 15 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. No county in New Mexico has more among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Santa Rita as a historical populated place on the Santa Rita Mine 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 32.8037° N, 108.0609° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSanta Rita Mine
Elevation6,569 ft
Nearest living townHanover, NM
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID920698
Coordinates32.80369, -108.06087

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What's there now

Santa Rita is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hanover, NM (population 276), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,569 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Photograph of Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States
Photograph of Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States · Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Santa Rita?

Santa Rita is in Grant County, New Mexico, at 32.8037, -108.0609.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

Grant County, New Mexico has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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