Abandoned Record
About Nara Visa
Nara Visa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. It has the post office serving the ZIP code of 88430.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Nara Visa, 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 Nara Visa is
Historic maps
3 historic USGS maps cover Nara Visa
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 Tucumcari sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Tucumcari sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Nara Visa 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 Nara Visa
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Nara Visa": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Nara Visa, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q9048689.
- USGS GNIS 2584161.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).