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Vaqueros

Ghost town · Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Bixler Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Bixler Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Vaqueros is a ghost town in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It is one of 11 former communities in Rio Arriba County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vaqueros as a historical populated place on the Bixler Ranch 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 36.7589° N, 107.1998° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBixler Ranch
Elevation6,975 ft
Nearest living townDulce, NM
Distance to it17.4 miles
GNIS feature ID901530
Coordinates36.75890, -107.19977

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What's there now

Vaqueros is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dulce, NM (population 2,782), about 17.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,975 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 Vaqueros?

Vaqueros is in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, at 36.7589, -107.1998.

How many ghost towns are in Rio Arriba County?

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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