Abandoned Record
About Rogers
Rogers is an unincorporated community in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The community is on New Mexico State Road 235, 6.8 miles (10.9 km) east-northeast of Dora.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Rogers, 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 Rogers is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Rogers
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 Rogers
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Rogers": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Rogers, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q19818356.
- USGS GNIS 894127.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).