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Sombrio

Ghost town · Guadalupe County, New Mexico

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

Sombrio 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 Sombrio as a historical populated place on the Milagro 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 34.8773° N, 105.1419° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilagro
Elevation5,360 ft
Nearest living townPastura, NM
Distance to it13 miles
GNIS feature ID932991
Coordinates34.87728, -105.14194

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What's there now

Sombrio is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pastura, NM (population 7), about 13 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,360 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 Sombrio?

Sombrio is in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, at 34.8773, -105.1419.

How many ghost towns are in Guadalupe County?

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

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