Misplaced Pages

Clairmont, New Mexico

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Ghost town in New Mexico, United States
Clairmont
Ghost town
Clairmont is located in New MexicoClairmontClairmontLocation within the state of New MexicoShow map of New MexicoClairmont is located in the United StatesClairmontClairmontClairmont (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 33°26′41″N 108°46′46″W / 33.44472°N 108.77944°W / 33.44472; -108.77944
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCatron
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-5 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)MDT
Area code575

Clairmont is a ghost town located 19 miles northeast of Glenwood in Catron County, New Mexico, United States.

History

As early as 1822 the site is reported to have been a mining camp, surviving through the 1880s as a supply center for prospectors. It is located near Copper Creek, today there are old log cabins and a corral on the site. In 1883 the town had a post office. Clairmont is noted by historians as having been a significant mining community.

References

  1. (nd) Glenwood Archived 2007-06-21 at the Wayback Machine. New Mexico Magazine. Retrieved 6/13/07.
  2. (nd) Clairmont. GhostTowns.com. Retrieved 6/13/07.
  3. U.S. Postal History continued... Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Siegal Auctions. Retrieved 6/13/07.
  4. (nd) History of Socorro County. USGenWeb. Retrieved 6/13/07.

External links

  • Photo of cabin at Clairmont
Municipalities and communities of Catron County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Reserve
Village
Map of New Mexico highlighting Catron County
CDPs
Other
communities
Ghost towns
Indian reservation
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


Stub icon

This New Mexico state location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: