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Historical Markers in Animas

 
Clickable Map of Hidalgo County, New Mexico and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Hidalgo County, NM (15) Grant County, NM (41) Luna County, NM (36) Cochise County, AZ (168) Greenlee County, AZ (9)  HidalgoCounty(15) Hidalgo County (15)  GrantCounty(41) Grant County (41)  LunaCounty(36) Luna County (36)  CochiseCountyArizona(168) Cochise County (168)  GreenleeCounty(9) Greenlee County (9)
Lordsburg is the county seat for Hidalgo County
Animas is in Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County (15)  ►
ADJACENT TO HIDALGO COUNTY
Grant County (41)  ►
Luna County (36)  ►
Cochise County, Arizona (168)  ►
Greenlee County, Arizona (9)  ►
Mun. Ascensión, Chihuahua (0)  ►
Mun. Janos, Chihuahua (0)  ►
Mun. Agua Prieta, Sonora (0)  ►
 
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1 ► New Mexico, Hidalgo County, Animas — The Clanton Hideout —
On State Road 338 at milepost 24.4 at State Road 9, on the left when traveling north on State Road 338.
The infamous Clanton Gang had two crude dugouts here in the 1880s that served as hideouts and a base for wide-ranging outlaw activities, particularly in connection with the Curly Bill Gang’s depredations along the Smugglers’ Trail that passed by . . . — — Map (db m37771) HM
2 ► New Mexico, Hidalgo County, Animas — 7 — Historical Marker No. 7 — U.S. Mormon Battalion Trail —
On Geronimo Trail 1.5 miles east of Arizona / New Mexico State line, on the right when traveling west.
On November 28, 1846 the Mormon Battalion of the U. S. Army West crossed these mountains near this summit enroute to California during the Mexican War. Col. Cooke had dispatched scouts ahead to find the best route. An Indian guide, Charbonneau, . . . — — Map (db m91987) HM
3 ► New Mexico, Hidalgo County, Animas — Smugglers’ Trail —
On State Road 338 at milepost 24.4 at State Road 9, on the right when traveling south on State Road 338.
Smugglers once crossed this area with mule trains of contraband from Mexico, to be traded for merchandise in Arizona. In the summer of 1881, a group of Mexican smugglers was killed in Skeleton Canyon by members of the Clanton gang, including Old Man . . . — — Map (db m37770) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026