Grant County Towns
Towns, Camps, Railroad stops and Post Offices that have existed in Grant County, NM
Compiled in 2007 and shared by Carl W. Scholl of Silver City.
| Name | Post Office | Disposition | Notes |
| Akela*, (settlement) | (PO) 1921-1940, 1941-1943 | 1880 to 1901 Grant Co | Location 22 mi E of Deming |
| Alamo Hueco ** (Forks) | No Post Office | Dates unknown | West side of Alamo Hueco Mountains |
| Alhambra (PO) | Jun 16, 1890 - Mar 31, 1902 | Mail sent to Silver City | Changed to Blackhawk 1890, GPS N32.72545, W108.50326 |
| Allison (PO) 1894 | Aug 25, 1893 - Apr 30, | Mail sent to Faywood | 10 mi N of Faywood Hot Springs |
| Alum Camp | (PO) 1890 - 1894 | Mail sent to Pinos Altos | 3mi S of Gila Hot Springs on the Gila River |
| Alumina (PO) | Apr 3, 1890 - Apr 30, 1894 | Mail sent to Pinos Altos | 25 mi N of Silver City |
| Animas **(RR stop) | (PO) 1909 - present | About 1902 | Junction NM Highway 9 & NM Highway 338 |
| Ansonio (PO) | Apr 27, 1890 - Jun 1, 1892 | Mail sent to Hanover | Location unknown |
| Antelope ** (RR stop) | No Post Office | About 1902 | Location 7 mi E of Animas |
| Antelope Wells ** | No Post Office | Settled in 1847 | Location NM Highway 81, just N of Mexico |
| Apache Hills ** | No Post Office | Mining 1880's | Location 6 mi SE of Hachita |
| Apache Tejo (water wells) | No Post Office | 4 miles south of Hurley GPS, N32.64626, W108.12805 | |
| Arenas Valley (PO) | Jan 1, 1947 - Apr 20, 1987 | Neighborhood Delivery | 7 miles E of Silver City |
| Ash Creek Camp | No Post Office | West of Gila River | 5.5 mi W SE of Dale McCauley's ranch |
| Azure (PO) | Jan 7, 1895 - Apr 27, 1895 | Mail sent to Silver City | 10 mi SW of Silver City in Burro Mtns GPS, N32.6520,W108.3858 |
| Bacaville (settlement) | 1940's - 1950's | North of Hurley GPS, N32.72308, W108.13318 | |
| Baker (PO) | Unknown | No information | |
| Bamaer (PO) | Unknown | No information | |
| Barney ** (Stage stop) | No Post Office | 1800's, Butterfield trail | Location 5 mi NE of Lordsburg |
| Bayard (PO) | May 17, 1902 - to present | US 180 | |
| Beck ** | No Post Office | 1800's | Maybe not far from Steins Pass |
| Birchville Camp | No Post Office | About 1860 | Later changed to Pinos Altos, NM |
| Black Hawk (PO) | Jul 30, 1884 - Apr 6, 1887 | Mail sent to Fleming | Burro Mtns near Saddlerock, GPS, N32.72545, W108.50326 |
| Black Mountain Camp | (PO) is unknown | No information | |
| Bonanza City | No Post Office | Later became Fleming | |
| Bramlett ** (settlement) | (PO) 1911 to 1912 | Located in the Animas Valley | |
| Bryan (PO) | Sep 26, 1912 - Aug 31, 1913 | Mail sent to Cliff | 7 mi south of Cliff |
| Brockman ** A & NM RR | Early 1900's | North of Hachita | |
| Buckhorn PO | Aug 29, 1913 - to present | Orignal name was Nogales | |
| Butterfield | No Post Office | No information | No information |
| Cambray * RR (settlement) | (PO) 1893-1952 | Location 5 mi E SE of Akela | |
| Cameron | No information | No information | No information |
| Camp Ruby | Mining camp | On current US 90 | GPS, N32.80125, W107.96319 |
| Carbonate City Camp | No Post Office | Around 1882 | Burro Mountains |
| Carne * (settlement) | (PO) 1909-1916 | Mail sent to Deming | Location 14 mi E of Deming |
| Carpenter | No Post Office | About 1882 | Located on W side of Mimbres mountains |
| Carrizilillo | Minning | No information | No information |
| Central (PO) | Jan 8, 1887 - to present | Name changed 1996 to Santa Clara | |
| Central City (PO) | Mar 20, 1870 - Jan 11, 1871 | Previously Fullerton | Name changed back to Fort Bayard |
| Chance City * (settlement) | (PO) 1885-1886 | Location 3 mi S of Gage | |
| China Town (settlement) | GPS reading taken in front | of Three Aces Bar, N of Hurley | GPS, N32.72969, W108.13283 |
| Chloride Flat (PO) | Early 1870's | 1 mi W of Silver City GPS, N32.78519, W108.30440 | |
| Cloverdale ** (settlement) | (PO) 1912 to 1943 | Founded 1880's | Located on NM Highway 338 |
| Cliff (PO) | Aug 4, 1894 - to present | 30 mi NW of Silver City | |
| Cobre Siding (PO) | Close to Vanadium/San Jose | Used in the 1950's | GPS N32.77937,W108.10929 |
| Camp Cody, * (Military) | (PO) 1917-1919 | North of Deming | GPS, N32.42276, W107.76464 |
| Camp Cody * (Hospital) | (PO) 1916-1917 | Just W of Military Camp | Located 2 mi W of Deming |
| Camp Cody * Sanatorium) | (PO) 1935-1936 | Later Holy Cross Sanatorium | Located 2 mi W of Deming |
| Columbus * RR (settlement) | PO 1891-1893, 1896-Present | Settled | Location 32 mi S of Deming, on NM Highway 11 |
| Contintal (settlement) | No Post Office | Before 1900 | Location 5 mi E of Hachita |
| Conrad ** (RR stop) | No Post Office | Location 9 mi W of Lordsburg | |
| Cookes, Cooks * (settlement) | (PO) 1889-1914, 1915-1916 | Settled about 1876 | Located 20 mi N of Deming |
| Copper Rose | E of Santa Rita | ||
| Cotton City **, (settlement) | No Post Office | Unknown | Location 13mi S of I-10 on NM Highway 338 |
| Cow Camp | No Post Office | Dates unknown | Location 2 mi W of Antelope Ridge |
| Crawford (RR Stop) | No Post Office | Dates unknown | Later changed to Spaulding |
| Cummings * (settlement) | No Post Office | Previously Porter Station | 14 mi NE of Deming, Later Florida |
| Cybar * (RR settlement) | (PO) 1900 - 1904 | Half way between Nutt & Deming | |
| Deming * RR | (PO) 1881 - Present | Settled 1881 | Located on I-10 |
| Dinsmore Station | 1859 ? Later Cow Springs | ||
| Dwyer (PO) | Feb 5, 1895 - Jun 30, 1917 | Mail sent to Swartz | NM Highway 61 |
| East Camp (PO) | Oct 11, 1940 - Mar 31, 1942 | Mail sent to Duncan, AZ | Near Carlisle & Steeplerock |
| East Garrison ** | No Post Office | Maybe 1800's | Maybe located close to Steins Pass |
| Ernest (RR settlement) | Early 1900's | Just south of Santa Rita | |
| Faywood,(Hotel) 1890's | (PO) moved to Dwyer in 1950 | NM Highway 61, 3mi E of US 180 | |
| Faywood (PO) | Jan 28, 1901 - to present | PO Moved to Dwyer in 1950 | |
| Faywood Station (RR) | Early 1900's | South of Whitewater Station | |
| Fierro (PO) | Nov 16, 1899 - May 30, 1969 | Mail sent to Hanover | 3 mi NE of Hanover, NM Highway 356 |
| Camp Fleming (PO) | Jun 20, 1883 - Aug 30, 1887 | Mail sent to Silver City | 10 mi West NW of Silver City |
| Florida * (settlement) | (PO) 1928 - 1940 | Previously Cummings | Location 14 mi NE of Deming |
| Fort Bayard (PO) | Oct 4, 1867 - Mar 2, 1870 | N of Central City | |
| Fort Bayard (PO)(see note # 24) | Jan 11, 1871 - Aug 27, 1965 | Mail sent to Silver City | Changed to Rural Branch 1966 |
| Fort Cummings * | (PO) 1866-1891 | Mail to Hadley | Located near mouth of Cookes Canyon |
| Fort Floyd | No Post Office | About 1860 | Changed to Fort Mclane |
| Fort Mclane | Was Ft. Floyd ? | About 1861, Reading taken 200 yd W of Ft | 5 mi S of Hurley GPS,N32.62952, W108.13178 |
| Fort Webster (old) | Santa Rita (Cantonment Dawson) | ||
| Fort Webster | No Post Office | About 1852 | On NM Highway 152 near San Lorenzo |
| Fort West | No Post Office | About 1863 | E side of Gila River, S of Gila |
| Fullerton * (settlement) | (PO) 1882-1883 | Later Chance City | Located 3 mi S of Gage |
| Camp Furlong * (Military) | No Post Office | About 1914 | Just E of Columbus |
| Gage * (RR, settlement) | (PO) 1882 to 1965 | Converted to rural branch | I-10, 20mi W of Deming |
| Garcia ** (Border Crossing) | No Post Office | Crossing to Mexico | Location 3 mi W Cienega Springs |
| Gary (PO), (RR stop) | Unknown | Location 5 mi W of Lordsburg | |
| Georgetown (PO) | May 21, 1875 - Dec 1, 1903 | Mail sent to Mimbres | 3 mi W of Mimbres |
| Gila (PO) | Apr 5, 1875 - to present | NM Highway 211, at Gila | |
| Gila Hot Springs (PO) | Jun 1, 1969 - 1971 | Converted to rural branch | NM Highway 15 |
| Gila Hotsprings (PO) | Jul 9, 1966 - Jun 1, 1969 | Changed to Gila Hot Springs on NM Highway 15 | |
| Gillespie ** (settlement) | No Post Office | Location NE slope of Animas Mountains | |
| Goldgulch (PO) | Oct 28, 1902-never in operation | Off NM Highway 90 GPS, N32.55164,W108.50371 | |
| Gold Hill (PO) | Jun 26, 1886 - Jun 15, 1906 | In Burro Mts near Malone | |
| Gold Lake | E of White Signal | GPS, N32.54943, W108.31348 | |
| Grahoria (PO) | Unknown | No information | |
| Grant ** (Shakespeare) | No Post Office, Before 1870 | 1870 chg. to Ralston | Location = Shakespeare |
| Grant Count (settlement) | No Post Office | Unknown dates | Mangus Creek & Gila River |
| Hachita (PO) | 1900 - to present – from Old ? | Moved when RR came ? | Junction of NM Highway 9 & NM Highway 81 |
| Hachita, Old ** | Mar 27 1900 – New Hachita | Founded about 1875 | Location 9 mi W of Hachita |
| Hadley * (settlement) | (PO) 1890-1895 | Mail sent to Cookes | Location NE side of Cooks Peak |
| Hall's Station (PO) | Unknown | In 1890’s called Bayard Station aft 1902 | GPS, N32.76292, W108.13034 |
| Hammondsville (settlement) | No Post Office | About 1884 | Location somewhere on Gila River |
| Hanover (PO) | Mar 14, 1892 - to present | 4 mi NE of Central | |
| Hansburg (PO) | Nov 12, 1892 - Jun 2, 1894 | Mail sent to Allison | 3 mi NE of Dwyer |
| Hardscrabble (PO) | Unknown | Located in Bear Creek in the Burros | Also known as the German Mine |
| Hawkins (RR)(PO) | Unknown | Early 1900's | Just west of Separ |
| Henley, Camp ** Military | No Post Office | Late 1880's | Lordsburg area |
| Hermanas * RR (settlement) (PO) | 1903 to 1025 | Founded 1879 | Location 18 mi W of Columbus |
| Hickey City | No Post Office | About 1882 | Location unknown |
| Hilltop RR stop | Early 1900's | Now Hurley | |
| Honda * (EP&SW RR stop) | Early 1900's | South of Deming | |
| Hondale (settlement) | South of Deming | ||
| Howlett's Station | No Post Office (on Mimbres) | About 1880-1890 | Old road between Deming & Hurley |
| Hudson Hotel (PO) | May 19, 1881 - Jan 28, 1901 | Hotel burned 1890's | Rebuilt & name changed to Faywood |
| Hudson Hot Springs (PO) | Jan 28, 1879 - Feb 1, 1881 | NM 61, 3 mi from US 180 | Later changed to Faywood Hot Springs |
| Hurley (PO) | Nov 15, 1910 - to present | Was Hilltop | Located on Hwy US 180 |
| Ivanhoe (PO) | Apr 19, 1894 - Jun 2, 1897 | Mail sent to Hanover | Located near Bayard |
| Jackson (PO) | Jul 22, 1912 - May 16, 1916 | Mail sent to Buckhorn | Near Mule Creek Rd and NM Highway 180 |
| Jose * (settlement) (PO) | 1902-1905 | Mail sent to Cookes | Just SW of Cooks |
| Kimball ** (settlement) | No Post Office | About 1800's | Maybe located around Steins Pass |
| Kingston (settlement) | No Post Office | Located NM 152 | Was Grant Co before 1880 |
| Ladim (NM-SP RR stop) | No Post Office | Before 1900 | Located 5 mi E of Separ |
| Lake ** (settlement) (PO) | 1913 to 1915 | Mail sent to Hachita | Location SE part of County |
| La Lacha (PO) | Unknown | No information | |
| Leitendorf ** (settlement) | No Post Office | Developed 1852 | Located close to Pyramid |
| Leopold (PO) | Nov 14, 1904 - Mar 15, 1914 | Mail sent to Tyrone | A few miles south of Tyrone GPS, N32.6337, W108.3849 |
| Lisbon ** (PO) (RR stop) | Unknown | Location about 13 mi S of Lordsburg | |
| Littlesville (settlement) aka Little Town | 1950's | North of Hurley GPS,N32.73443,W108.13001 | |
| Lone Mountain (settlement) | No Post Office | 1870's | 2mi NW of Hurley Official PO name was Newton in 1883 |
| Lordsburg ** (settlement)(PO) | 1881 to present | Born 18 Oct 1880 | Location on I-10 |
| Malone (PO) | Oct 30, 1884 - Aug 18, 1888 | Mail sent to Gold Hill | 14 mi NE of Lordsburg |
| Mangus (PO) | Jul 24, 1896 - Jan 10, 1898 | Mail sent to Cliff | 15 mi NW of Silver City |
| Meerschaum, (settlement) | No Post Office Dates | unknown | Located on the Sapillo River, NM 15 |
| Mexican Springs ** | No PO, (Now Shakespeare) | Early 1800's | 1870 changed to Grant |
| Midway * (settlement) (Luna County) (PO) | 1909-1918 | Vanished with RR tracks | Half way between Deming & Hermanas |
| Midway (Grant County) | Burro Mountains GPS, N32.6482, W108.3837 | ||
| Miesse * (RR settlement) (PO) | 1914-1918 | Later Silton | Located 6 mi E of Deming |
| Mimbres (PO) | Jun 10, 1886 - to present | Location 6 mi NW of San Lorenzo | |
| Camp Mimbres | No Post Office | About 1867 | East side of river at Dwyer |
| Mimbres Hot Springs (PO) | Jun 24, 1878 - Jan 28, 1879 | Name changed to Hudson Hot Springs | |
| Mimbres RR (Settlement) | No Post Office | About 1902 | Location 6 mi W of Columbus |
| Mimbres, Upper (PO) | Nov 12, 1877 - Oct 25, 1882 | Mail sent to Santa Rita | North of San Lorenzo |
| Mimmsville (settlement) | No Post Office | 1930's | North of Hurley GPS N32.71949,W108.13383 |
| Minero (PO) (RR stop) | Unknown | About 1902 | Between Hachita & Vista |
| Mirage * (settlement) | No Post Office | Before 1900 | Located 8 mi NE of Deming |
| Camp Monarch (PO) | Jun 11, 1907 - May 15, 1908 | Mail sent to Lake Valley | 17 mi SW of Hillsboro, E of San Lorenzo |
| Mondel (PO)(RR stop) | Unknown | Location 16 mi W of Lordsburg | |
| Mongola * NM-SP RR | Early 1900's | East of Gage Station | |
| Mountain Home | Burned 13 May 1885 | Stage stop | GPS, N32.62132, W108.43529 |
| Mountainview * (PO) | 1911-1914 | Location 13 mi S of Deming | |
| Mowry City * (settlement) | No Post Office | About 1857 | Location 25 mi N of Deming |
| Muir ** SP RR flag stop | No Post Office | 1800's | Location I-10 and NM 113 |
| Mule Creek (PO) | Jun 6, 1916 - to present | Camp started about 1877 | 46 mi NW of Silver City |
| Myndus * RR settlement (PO) | 1912-1921 | Mail sent to Silton | Location 18 mi E of Deming |
| Newton (PO) | Feb 26, 1883 - Oct 23, 1883 | Mail sent to Silver City | Aka Lone Mountain |
| Nogales (settlement) | No Post Office | Before 1913 | Later became Buckhorn |
| Nutt *, (settlement)(PO) | 1881-1884, 1899-1939 | 1881 to 1901 was Grant Co | Location 18 mi SW of Hatch |
| Oak Grove (settlement) | No Post Office | Early 1880's | Burro Mountains, 1882 population 300 |
| Odon (PO) | Oct 12, 1912 - Aug 15, 1917 | Mail sent to Sherman | 3 mi south of San Lorenzo |
| Old Town | No Post Office | Was Mowry | Location 25 mi N of Deming |
| Oil Siding (PO) | Unknown | No information | |
| Parks (PO) Also Park City | Apr 27, 1882 - Jul 9, 1883 | Mail sent to Lordsburg | 8 miles NE of Lordsburg |
| Parma * NM-SP RR | Early 1900's | Just W of Deming | |
| Peruhill * (settlement) | No Post Office | Before 1900 | Location 3 mi N of Deming |
| Paschal (PO) | Jan 23, 1882 - Nov 13, 1883 | Mail sent to Silver City | GPS 32.287,W108.39931, El 5995 ft |
| Penrose (settlement) | No Post Office | The 1880's | 1/5 mi from Fleming |
| Pine Forest (PO) | Sep 20, 1860 - Jan 31, 1861 | Probably Pinos Altos | |
| Pines, The (PO) | Unknown | Location about 3 mi NW of Tyrone | |
| Pinos Altos (PO) | Oct 4, 1867 - Jun 19, 1964 | Converted to rural branch | Location 7 mi N of Silver City |
| Playas ** RR stop (settlement)(Old) | (PO) | 1912 to 1917 | New Playas was S of new location 4 mi S of NM Highway 9 |
| Pocahontas ** (settlement) | No Post Office | Before 1919 | Location in the Steins Pass area |
| Porters Station * (settlement) | No Post Office | 1800's (Later Cummings) | Location 14 mi NE of Deming |
| Pothook (RR stop) | No Post Office | About 1902 | Between Vista & Playas |
| Pratt ** (RR settlement)(PO) | 1905-1913 | Mail sent to Animas | Location NM Highway 9, W of Animas |
| Providencia * (settlement) | No Post Office | Location 12 mi E of Deming | |
| Pyra ** (SP RR) | Early 1900's | Just West of Lordsburg | |
| Pyramid ** (settlement) | PO 1882-1884, 1891-1997 | Mail to Lordsburg | Location 9 mi S. of Lordsburg |
| Quincy * (RR Station) | No Post Office | Exit # 55 on I-10, W of Deming | |
| Ralston ** (Laid out) | No Post Office | Was Grant | 1879 changed to Shakespeare |
| Ranchos de Hidalgo ** | No Post Office | Unknown dates | Location 9 mi E of Animas |
| Rattlesnake City (settlement) | No Post Office | Dates unknown | Burro Mountains |
| Redrock (PO) | Feb 14, 1896 - Jan 12, 1968 | Converted to rural branch | 28 miles west of Silver City on Highway 462 |
| Redstone, (settlement) | No Post Office | Dates unknown | 15 mi N of Pinos Altos |
| Richmond ** (settlement) | No Post Office | Created about 1870 | Later changed to Virden |
| Ricolite (PO) | Jun 7, 1890 - Aug 8, 1891 | Mail sent to Lordsburg | Near Virden |
| Riverside (settlement) | No Post Office | About 1900 | 2 mi S of Cliff |
| Road Forks ** (settlement) | (PO) | 1925-1955 | Location I-10 W of Lordsburg |
| Robert ** (A & NM RR settlement) | No Post Office | Location 20 mi S SE of Lordsburg | |
| Rodeo ** (RR stop) (settlement) (PO) | 1903 - Present | RR developed 1902 | Location 33 mi S of I-10, on US 80 |
| Royal John (settlement) | No Post Office | Founded maybe 1800's | End of Royal John Mine Rd from Mimbres |
| Camp Ruby | Mining camp | On current US 90 | GPS, N32.80125, W107.96319 |
| Ruia (PO) | Feb 5, 1917 - Jan 31, 1919 | Mail sent to Gage | 9 mi W of Gage on SPR Road |
| San Antonio, (settlement) | No Post Office | About 1915 | Western part of County |
| San Jose (Vanadium) | No Post Office | Before 1912 | Later changed to Vanadium |
| San Jose (Mimbres River) | No Post Office | Dates unknown | Location 4 mi S of Dwyer |
| San Juan (settlement) | No Post Office | Dates unknown | 3 mi S of San Lorenzo |
| San Lorenzo (PO) | Jan 26, 1886 - May 3, 1888 | Discontinued | Location on NM Highway 152 |
| San Lorenzo (PO) | Feb 26, 1908 - Nov 22, 1963 | Converted to rural branch | Just N of NM Highway 152 on Mimbres River |
| Santa Clara (PO) | Jan 8, 1887 - to present | Formerly Central & Central City (1996) | |
| Santa Rita (PO) | Dec 8, 1881 - Mar 9, 1973 | Mail sent to Hanover | Location on NM Highway 152 |
| Savoya (RR stop) | No Post Office | Between Hermanas & Victorio | |
| Sellers * (RR settlement) | No Post Office | Also Sellers Station | Location about 10 mi E of Nutt |
| Separ (NM-SP RR)(PO) | Jun 10, 1882 - Sep 30, 1960 | Converted to rural branch | 20 mi east of Lordsburg |
| Settlement (PO) | Unknown | No information | |
| Shakespeare ** (settlement) | PO 1897-1985 | Location 2 mi S of Lordsburg | |
| Sherman (PO) | Jun 11, 1894 - Dec 29, 1967 | Mail sent to San Lorenzo | Location about 5 mi S of San Lorenzo |
| Silton * (RR settlement)(PO) | 1918-1924 | Previously Miesse | Location 6 mi E of Deming |
| Silver City (PO | ) Aug 11, 1871 - to present | Located on US 180 | |
| Silver Dale | |||
| Slate Creek Camp | No Post Office | Dates unknown | Location 1 mi E of Clark Peak |
| Spaulding * (RR Stop) | No Post Office | Dates unknown | Location 16 mi N of Deming |
| Steeplerock (PO) | Nov 16, 1896 - Dec 30, 1922 | Mail sent to Duncan, AZ | Formerly Carlisle |
| Steins ** (settlement) (PO) | 1905-1944 | Location I-10. 21 mi SW of Lordsburg | |
| Steins Pass ** (RR) (settlement) (PO) | 1888-1905 | Location I-10 21 mi SW of Lordsburg | |
| Sulphuret City (settlement) | No Post Office | County Rd 136 GPS N32.616664,W108.39771 | |
| Summit Siding ** (RR stop) | No Post Office | Location 17 mi NW of Lordsburg | |
| Sunshine * (settlement) | No Post Office | Location 9 mi S of Deming on NM 11 | |
| Swarts (PO) | Sep 27, 1887 - May 31, 1919 | Mail sent to Sherman | 5 mi NE of Dwyer |
| Sylvanite ** (settlement)(PO) | 1908-1913 | Location 20 SE of Animas | |
| Teel (PO) | Oct 3, 1901 - Jan 30, 1926 | Mail sent to San Lorenzo | Just N of San Lorenzo |
| Telegraph, (settlement) | No Post Office | Before 1884 | About 27 mi W of Silver City |
| The Pines (settlement) | No Post Office | 2 mi W of Tyrone | Located on County Rd 422 |
| The Stage Stand (stage stop) | No Post Office | On US 180 until 1905 | Location GPS,N32.80027,W108.48540 |
| Taylor (settlement) | South of Deming | ||
| Tomerlin * EP&SW RR settlement | No Post Office | Location 24 mi SW of Deming | |
| Tunis * (RR settlement) | No Post Office | Location 6 mi W of Deming | |
| Turnerville (PO) | Aug 1, 1945 - Aug 16, 1975 Started abt 1929 | Mail sent to Hanover | 1 mi E of Hanover GPS N32.80260,W108.08572 |
| Tyrone (PO) | Oct 15, 1906 - to present | Town started about 1900 | Located NM Highway 90, S of Silver City |
| Ulmoris ** (RR stop) | No Post Office | WW-II POW Camp | Location 5 mi E of Lordsburg |
| Valedon ** (settlement) (PO) | 1917-1932 | Founded about 1885 | Location 3 mi SW of Lordsburg |
| Vanadium (PO) | May 13, 1912 - Feb 28, 1989 | Rural mail boxes | GPS N32.77916, W108.11554 NM Highway 356 |
| Veitch ** (RR stop) | No Post Office | Location about 8 mi NW of Lordsburg | |
| Victoria ** (settlement) | 4mi S of Gage | ||
| Victorio * (settlement) | No Post Office | Before 1900 | Location 33 mi W of Columbus |
| Villinesville (settlement) | No Post Office | N of Hurley GPS N32.77216,W108.12803 | |
| Virden ** (settlement) | No Post Office | Formerly Richmond | Location 30 mi NW of Lordsburg |
| Vista (RR stop) | No Post Office | About 1902 | Located 8 mi W of Hachita |
| Volcano ** (settlement) | No Post Office | Started about 1887 | Located 6 mi N of Steins |
| Walnut wells ** (settlement)(PO) | 1913-1919 | Established about 1858 | East side of Alamo Hueco Mountains |
| Waterloo * (settlement) (PO) | 1911-1922 | Mail to Deming | Location 10 mi NW of Columbus |
| White Signal (PO) | Oct 29, 1909 - Jun 15, 1933 | Mail sent to Tyrone | NM Highway 90 GPS N32.55617,W108.36616 |
| Whitewater (RR stop)(PO) | Oct 14, 1883 - Jun 30, 1955 | Mail sent to Hurley | 8 mi S of Hurley |
| Wilna (RR stop) | No Post Office | Before 1917 | Later called Ruia, 9 mi W of Gage |
| Whiskey Creek (settlement) | No Post Office | About 1870 | Later called Arenas Valley, old Hwy 180 |
| Whitney ** (RR stop) | No Post Office | Located 2 mi W of Lordsburg | |
| Wimsettville (settlement) | No Post Office | About 1921 to 1937 | W of Turnerville .5mi GPS N32.80523,W108.08473 |
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State Coordinator: Leon Moya
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