Abandoned Record
About Aragon
Aragon is a census-designated place on the Tularosa River in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Aragon had a population of 76.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Aragon, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Aragon is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Aragon
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1915 Reserve sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1918 Reserve sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Clifton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Clifton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Clifton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Clifton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Aragon sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Tularosa Mountains sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1999 Aragon sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Aragon
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Aragon": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Aragon, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4783718.
- USGS GNIS 2584050.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).