Abandoned Record
About Gobernador
Gobernador is a small, unincorporated community located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Although not on a Native American reservation, Gobernador is about 50 miles east of the Navajo Nation and 15 miles west of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Gobernador, 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 Gobernador is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Gobernador
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.
- 1889 Largo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1895 Largo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Aztec sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Aztec sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Aztec sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Fourmile Canyon sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Aztec sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Navajo Reservoir 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.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Gobernador": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Gobernador, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q38250572.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).