Chloride, New Mexico
Chloride | |
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The buildings of Chloride look much as they have for the past 100 years. Once a booming silver mining town, few buildings remain. | |
Chloride Location within the state of New Mexico Chloride Chloride (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′19″N 107°40′40″W / 33.33861°N 107.67778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Sierra |
| Elevation | 6,181 ft (1,884 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 905118[1] |
Chloride is an unincorporated community in Sierra County, in the U.S. state of New Mexico.[1] The community is located at the confluence of Chloride Creek with Mineral Creek. Most of the old mine workings are to the west, along Chloride Creek.[2] Winston is approximately two miles to the east.[2]
History
Chloride had its start in 1881 as a mining community when chlorargyrite (silver chloride) ore was discovered along the streambanks.[3] A post office was established at Chloride in 1881, and remained in operation until 1956.[4]
Education
Truth or Consequences Municipal Schools is the school district for the entire county.[5] Truth or Consequences Middle School and Hot Springs High School, both in Truth or Consequences, are the district's secondary schools.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chloride, New Mexico
- ^ a b Winston, New Mexico, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1965 (1986 rev.)
- ^ Harris, Linda G. (2003). Ghost Towns Alive: Trips to New Mexico's Past. UNM Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-8263-2908-0.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chloride Post Office (historical)
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sierra County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022. - Text list