New Mexico Communities
Hillsboro
Hillsboro is a small, quiet town located on Highway 52, about 30 miles from Truth or Consequences. The rolling, curvy stretch of road to get there from I-25 is...
Pinos Altos
Pinos Altos is a small community tucked into the beauty of the Gila National Forest, about 8 miles north of Silver City. Though today's population is around 300 people,...
Travelers Guide to Gallup
Home to over 20,000 people, Gallup is the largest community between Flagstaff and Albuquerque. Due to the remote location, the city is the primary transportation and financial hub for...
History of Gallup | Railroad to Route 66
The history of Gallup can be traced back thousands of years to the earliest inhabitants of the region. As the influence of the Ancestral Puebloans in Chaco Canyon expanded...
Dawson, New Mexico
Ghost towns litter the back roads in New Mexico. Miners settled most of these abandoned communities, extracting a variety of precious minerals and ores from the mountains and canyons...
Mesilla
Mesilla
Humans have inhabited the Mesilla Valley for thousands of years, from ancient hunter-gatherers to the Mogollon and, later, the Mansos. The river provided a steady supply of food and...
Las Cruces
Doña Ana County
Doña Ana County, established in 1852, is one of thirty-three counties in New Mexico. It is the second-most populated county in the state. The county seat, Las...
Madrid
Not A Ghost Town Anymore
Located midway on the Turquoise Trail, the village of Madrid is often referred to as a ghost town, though the approximately four hundred inhabitants might...
Cerrillos
The community of Cerrillos exudes the rugged charm and rustic simplicity of the Old West. Cottonwoods line the dirt streets, with adobe homes surrounded by Spanish-style courtyards. Movie studios...
Corrales
Village of Corrales
Corrales is a tiny, agricultural community tucked between the Rio Grande’s western bank and Rio Rancho, just north of Albuquerque. The village is an oasis of fields,...
