Chloride, New Mexico

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Chloride
Unincorporated community
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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.
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Chloride
Location within the state of New Mexico
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Chloride
Chloride (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°20′19″N107°40′40″W / 33.33861°N 107.67778°W / 33.33861; -107.67778
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Sierra
Elevation
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6,181 ft (1,884 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID905118 [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]

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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

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chloride, New Mexico
  2. 1 2 Winston, New Mexico, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1965 (1986 rev.)
  3. ↑ Harris, Linda G. (2003). Ghost Towns Alive: Trips to New Mexico's Past. UNM Press. p. 146. ISBN   978-0-8263-2908-0.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chloride Post Office (historical)
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sierra County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 12, 2022. - Text list


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