Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Newkirk

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States.

Record

About Newkirk

Newkirk is a census-designated place in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located at the junction of Interstate 40 and New Mexico State Road 129; historic U.S. Route 66 also passes through the community.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Newkirk, 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 Newkirk is

USGS topographic map around Newkirk
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

3 historic USGS maps cover Newkirk

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.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Newkirk

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Newkirk, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q6041611.
  3. USGS GNIS 2584163.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).