Abandoned Record
About Duran
Duran is a census-designated place in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. Duran is located at the junction of U.S. Route 54 and New Mexico State Road 3, 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Vaughn.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Duran, 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 Duran is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Duran
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.
- 1954 Fort Sumner sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Fort Sumner sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Corona sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Duran 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 Duran
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
- Vaughn13.8 mi NE · Guadalupe
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Duran": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Duran, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5316171.
- USGS GNIS 2584090.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).