Obar, New Mexico
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 35° 32.029 W 103° 12.177
13S E 662920 N 3933729
Foundations of brick buildings along side the highway is all that remains of the town. The cemetery is still intact.
Waymark Code: WM6PXP
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2009
Views: 10
County of Town: Quay County.
Location of Town: S. side of US-54, 7 miles SW of Nara Visa.
Foundations are clearly visible just inside the pasture fence.
Marker Text:
Townsite of
OBAR
Founded in 1906 and at one time had a couple dozen buildings with all types of business found in early western towns including a newspaper called Obar Progress.
A partial list of the several hundred pioneer families who homesteaded in the Obar area during the early 1900's
G. Beblin
I. Besick
W. Campbell
E. Carver
T. Collins
B. Cooper
G. Cunningham
W. Darsey
E. Dibble
S. Doerge
A. Derham
C. Eddy
D. Gallegoe
G. Garrison
O. Gekaser
S. Hacksbott
| K. Hawby
C. Heremberger
R. Hoard
I. Kelly
W. Johnson
K. Klinefelter
C. Link
M. McColpin
F. Mears
C. Melcom
G. Peal
A. Rineheart
W. Schneider
D. Waserman
J. Wilbure
W. White |
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