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Tajo

Ghost town · Socorro County, New Mexico

Socorro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Socorro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tajo is a ghost town in Socorro County, New Mexico. It is one of 12 former communities in Socorro County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tajo as a historical populated place on the Loma De Las Canas 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 34.0431° N, 106.8528° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLoma De Las Canas
Elevation4,645 ft
Nearest living townSocorro, NM
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID920423
Coordinates34.04312, -106.85280

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What's there now

Tajo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Socorro, NM (population 8,540), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,645 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 Tajo?

Tajo is in Socorro County, New Mexico, at 34.0431, -106.8528.

How many ghost towns are in Socorro County?

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

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