Abandoned Record
About Inez
Inez is an unincorporated community and ghost town located in Roosevelt County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It was entered into the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) on November 13, 1981.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Inez, 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 Inez is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Inez
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 Brownfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Brownfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Brownfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Causey West 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 Inez
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Inez": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Inez, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q136129505.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).