Abandoned Record
About Fort Stanton
Fort Stanton was a United States Army fort near Lincoln, New Mexico.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Fort Stanton, 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 Fort Stanton is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Fort Stanton
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.
- 1955 Roswell sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Roswell sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Roswell sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Fort Stanton sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Ruidoso sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 2004 Fort Stanton 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 Fort Stanton
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Fort Stanton": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Fort Stanton (New Mexico)": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5472089.
- USGS GNIS 1985277.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).