Old Horse Springs, New Mexico | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Old Horse Springs |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Catron |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 0 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Elevation Ft: | 6982 |
Coordinates: | 33.9244°N -108.2278°W |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 909340 |
Old Horse Springs is an unincorporated community in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. It is 20 miles northeast of Aragon and 20 miles west of Datil. To the west of Horse Springs is the Continental Divide, then South to the Plains of San Agustin.
Old Horse Springs had a post office from 1879 to 1882. The town's name originated when soldiers traveling from Fort Tularosa to Socorro lost a horse. Apparently they found it at the natural hot springs approximately ½ mile west of the settlement. The original community of Horse Springs is now labeled Old Horse Springs and is two miles west of New Horse Springs.[1]