Mangas, New Mexico

Mangas is an extinct town in Catron County, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

Variant names were Mangus and Pinoville.^[1] A post office called Pinoville was established in 1905, the name was changed to Mangus in 1909, and the post office closed in 1943.^[2] The present name is after Mangas Coloradas, an Apache leader.^[3]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mangas
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
↑ Boyle, Dixie (Feb 5, 2009). "A few ghost towns in Catron County". Mountain Mail. pp. B4. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Catron County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Reserve
Village	Reserve
CDPs	Apache Creek Aragon Cruzville Datil Escudilla Bonita Glenwood Homestead Lower Frisco Luna Middle Frisco Pie Town Pleasanton Quemado Rancho Grande Rivers
Other unincorporated communities	Alma Old Horse Springs San Francisco Plaza
Ghost towns	Adams Diggings Box Lake Bursum Clairmont Collins Park Cooney Frisco Fullerton Graham Greens Gap Hickman Horse Springs Jewett Joseph Mangas Mogollon Patterson Red Hill Spur Lake Tres Lagunas Whitfield

Coordinates: 34°09′25″N 108°19′09″W / 34.15694°N 108.31917°W / 34.15694; -108.31917

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