Abandoned Record
About Tierra Amarilla
Tierra Amarilla is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tierra Amarilla had a population of 297.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Tierra Amarilla, 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 Tierra Amarilla is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Tierra Amarilla
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 Aztec sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Tierra Amarilla sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Aztec sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Aztec sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Aztec sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Chama sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Tierra Amarilla 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 Tierra Amarilla
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Tierra Amarilla": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q1221066.
- USGS GNIS 2584225.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).