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Mogollon, New Mexico

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Mogollon, New Mexico

Mogollon, also called the Mogollon Historic District, is a former mining town located in the Mogollon Mountains in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. Located east of Glenwood and Alma, it was founded in the 1880s at the bottom of Silver Creek Canyon to support the gold and silver mines in the surrounding mountains.

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About Mogollon

Set in the southwestern part of New Mexico, Mogollon is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Mogollon is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.79 square miles.

📰 Mogollon News Today

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mogollon Unique

  • The only place in America named Mogollon — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
  • An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
  • Positioned in southwestern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

  • Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
  • Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mogollon

  • Purple Onion

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • Mogollon Museum · Museum
  • Mogollon Theater Historic Site · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mogollon

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeCDP
Population (2024)
Land area1.79 sq mi
Coordinates33.4069, -108.7996

🗺️ Map of Mogollon