Hachita in Grant County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Hachita
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 3, 2010
1. Hachita Marker
Located in the Little Hatchet Mountains, Hachita was founded around 1875 as a mining camp. The mountains supplied the camp not only with silver and copper, but also its name, little hatchet. By 1884 Hachita grew to 300 residents. Soon after 1900, when railroad tracks were laid nine miles east of Hachita, another settlement sprang up, drawing away residents and dividing the community into Old Hachita and New Hachita. Hachita also served as the base for forces when the "punitive expedition" was organized in retaliation of Pancho Villa's raid upon Columbus in 1916.
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.
Location. 31° 55.133′ N, 108° 19.443′ W. Marker is in Hachita, New Mexico, in Grant County. It is on State Road 9 at milepost 146, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hachita NM 88040, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 3, 2010
2. Hachita Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 3, 2010
3. Rear of Hachita Marker
Hachita is in lower right.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 3, 2010
4. Hachita Post Office
Post Office is two blocks south of marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,624 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 10, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
