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Yankee

Ghost town · Colfax County, New Mexico

Raton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Raton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yankee is a ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico. It is one of 12 former communities in Colfax County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yankee as a historical populated place: 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 36.9458° N, 104.3281° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townRaton, NM
Distance to it7.5 miles
Coordinates36.94580, -104.32808

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What's there now

Yankee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Raton, NM (population 6,013), about 7.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Yankee?

Yankee is in Colfax County, New Mexico, at 36.9458, -104.3281.

How many ghost towns are in Colfax County?

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

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