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Waldo

Ghost town · Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Madrid quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Madrid quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Waldo is a ghost town in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It is one of 9 former communities in Santa Fe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Waldo as a historical populated place on the Madrid 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 35.4506° N, 106.1478° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMadrid
Nearest living townLos Cerrillos, NM
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID918402
Coordinates35.45059, -106.14780

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What's there now

Waldo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Los Cerrillos, NM (population 115), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Waldo sign along the BNSF Railroad Tracks, Waldo New Mexico
Waldo sign along the BNSF Railroad Tracks, Waldo New Mexico · John Phelan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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Questions

Where is Waldo?

Waldo is in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, at 35.4506, -106.1478.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Fe County?

Santa Fe County, New Mexico has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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