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Grant County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Arches 1
Areas 2
Basins 8
Benches 4
Bends 1
Flats 18
Forests 2
Gaps 5
Lakes 8
Ranges 11
Ridges 13
Springs 164
Streams 85
Summits 177
Swamps 1
Valleys 423
Cultural Features
Airports 5
Buildings 58
Canals 8
Cemeteries 15
Churches 46
Civil 5
Dams 23
Hospitals 4
Levees 1
Locales 310
Mines 313
Parks 8
Post Offices 7
Reservoirs 500
Schools 26
Towers 9
Trails 23
Tunnels 11
Wells 290
Historical Features
Buildings 1
Locales 6
Military (Historical) 5
Mines 21
Populated Places 29
Post Offices 46
Schools 1
Summits 2
Tunnels 2
Valleys 1
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: New Mexico's National Historic Landmarks