Near Silver City in Grant County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

McComas Incident

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 6, 2010

1. McComas Incident Marker

Inscription. In March 1883, Judge and Mrs. H.C. McComas were killed in this vicinity by a group of Chiricahua Apaches led by Chatto. An extensive manhunt failed to rescue their six-year-old son, who had been taken captive. This incident was part of a violent outbreak toward the end of the Apache wars.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1883.

Location. 32° 31.2′ N, 108° 27.033′ W. Marker is near Silver City, New Mexico, in Grant County. It is on State Road 90 at milepost 19.3, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2301 Highway 90, Silver City NM 88061, 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 6, 2010

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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 6, 2010

3. McComas Incident Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 8,289 times since then and 330 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.