Abandoned Record
About Gage
Gage is an unincorporated community in western Luna County, New Mexico, United States. It is found on Interstate 10/U.S. Route 70, twenty miles west of Deming.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Gage, 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 Gage is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Gage
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 Silver City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Silver City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Silver City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Gage sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Lordsburg sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Gage
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
- Separ19.7 mi W · Grant
- Mowry City22.1 mi NE · Luna
- Faywood Hot Springs23.3 mi N · Grant
- Hachita25.8 mi SW · Grant
- Old Hachita29.8 mi SW · Grant
- Dwyer30.4 mi NE · Grant
- Playas34.3 mi SW · Hidalgo
- Tyrone35.5 mi N · Grant
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Gage, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5516826.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).