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Telegraph

Ghost town · Grant County, New Mexico

Cliff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Cliff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Telegraph 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 Telegraph as a historical populated place on the Mangas Springs 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 32.7790° N, 108.6248° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMangas Springs
Elevation4,966 ft
Nearest living townGila, NM
Distance to it11.7 miles
GNIS feature ID925106
Coordinates32.77896, -108.62478

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What's there now

Telegraph is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gila, NM (population 417), about 11.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,966 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 Telegraph?

Telegraph is in Grant County, New Mexico, at 32.7790, -108.6248.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

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

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