Abandoned Record
About Queen
Queen is an unincorporated community in Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Although it currently has a population of around 50, it was formerly considered a ghost town.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Queen, 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 Queen is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Queen
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.
- 1940 Carlsbad Caverns West sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1943 Carlsbad Caverns West sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Carlsbad sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Carlsbad sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Queen sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Carlsbad sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 2001 Queen 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.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Queen": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Queen, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7270152.
- USGS GNIS 909922.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).