Steins | |
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 Steins, New Mexico (2015). | |
  Steins | |
| Coordinates: 32°13′45″N 108°59′22″W / 32.22917°N 108.98944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Hidalgo |
Steins is a ghost town in Stein's Pass of Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It was originally called Stein's Pass after the nearby pass through the Peloncillo Mountains (Hidalgo County).[1] The pass was named after United States Army Major Enoch Steen, who camped nearby in 1856, as he explored the recently acquired Gadsden Purchase.[1]
- ^ a b Julyan, Robert Hixson (1998) "Embudo" The Place Names of New Mexico (2nd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, pages 341–342, ISBN 0826316883.