Dawson, New Mexico

Dawson, New Mexico
Main Street Dawson, 1916
Main Street Dawson, 1916
Dawson is located in New Mexico
Dawson
Dawson
Location within the state of New Mexico
Dawson is located in the United States
Dawson
Dawson
Dawson (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°39′51″N 104°46′29″W / 36.66417°N 104.77472°W / 36.66417; -104.77472
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyColfax
Elevation6,339 ft (1,932 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID902230[1]

Dawson (also Mountview) is a ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.[1] Dawson is located approximately 17 miles (27.4 km) northeast of Cimarron, and was the site of two separate coal mining disasters in 1913 and 1923. In 1950, the mines were closed,[2] and by 1954 the last residents had left and the post office closed.[3]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dawson, New Mexico
  2. ^ Villa, Elizabeth. "Dawson, a booming New Mexico mining town turned ghost town". Las Cruces Sun News. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. ISBN 0-8263-0082-0