Trementina, New Mexico

Trementina is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.[1] In 2010, it had a population of 184 people.[2] The ZIP Code for Trementina is 88439.[3]

Its name is Spanish for turpentine, in reference to the pitch of the pinon pine, which was used by the Spanish Americans as a folk medicine and a substitute for chewing gum. Largely consisting of ranch property, Trementina is sparsely populated and has such a preponderance of abandoned buildings that some classify it as a ghost town.[4]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trementina, New Mexico
  2. ^ "Trementina CCD New Mexico Demographics data population census". www.towncharts.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Trementina ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Trementina - New Mexico Ghost Town". Ghost Towns. Retrieved July 5, 2012.