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Separ

Ghost town · Grant County, New Mexico

Separ quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Separ quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Separ 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 Separ 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 32.2008° N, 108.4220° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,503 ft
Nearest living townLordsburg, NM
Distance to it19.1 miles
Coordinates32.20080, -108.42200

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What's there now

Separ is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lordsburg, NM (population 2,139), about 19.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,503 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 Separ?

Separ is in Grant County, New Mexico, at 32.2008, -108.4220.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

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

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