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Folsom New Mexico Map

Explore Folsom, New Mexico, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Folsom, New Mexico

How to Use This Folsom, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Folsom, New Mexico. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New Mexico or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Folsom.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Folsom
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Union County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.845024
Longitude	-103.917745
Population	51
Density	30.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	88419
Area Code	575
County Seat	Clayton
School District	Des Moines Municipal Schools

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About Folsom, New Mexico

Folsom is a locality in Union County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 51. The population density is 30.2 people per km². Folsom is located at 36.8450°N, 103.9177°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Folsom is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88419.

Folsom occupies a rugged expanse of high plains where the silence of the earth feels heavy and ancient. It lies 113.0 miles northeast of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 40°T), and is situated 29.1 miles east of Raton. The Dry Cimarron River cuts a persistent, winding path through the local terrain, its waters carving a quiet corridor through the volcanic landscape that defines the region. To the west, the dark, imposing silhouette of Piñon Ridge anchors the horizon, while the surrounding topography bears the scars and fertile debris of geological upheaval. Visitors often travel toward the nearby Capulin Volcano National Monument, where the land rises sharply in a stark, obsidian-colored cone against the pale sky. Nearby, the water of Folsom Falls drops over stone ledges, creating a rhythmic, persistent sound that provides the only break in the immense stillness of the basin, while the distant, arid reaches of Pinabete Canyon hold the heat of the afternoon sun long after the light begins to fail.

Folsom persists as a place where the remnants of a bustling railroad past have softened into the quiet endurance of cattle ranching and sparse, wind-swept agriculture. The economy remains tethered to the land, moving at the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. Historical traces linger in the weathered stone structures that survive from the era when the railroad brought prosperity and sudden, sharp growth to this corner of the plains. Life in Folsom is defined by the quality of the light, which turns the dry grasses to a deep, bruised gold at dusk and makes the shadows of the hills seem to stretch across the miles like ink. The local character is tempered by the isolation, fostering a resilience that mirrors the persistence of the sparse vegetation clawing its way up from the rocky soil, miles away from the recreational pull of Capulin Lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Folsom Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 110° E
Capulin Volcano National Monument (National Monument) — 4.5 mi, 210° SW · 791 acres
Sugarite Canyon State Park (State Park) — 25.7 mi, 286° W
Lake Dorothey State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.5 mi, 293° NW
Comanche National Grassland (National Grassland) — 27.2 mi, 036° NE · 444k acres
North Finial (Public Artwork) — 29.1 mi, 278° W
James M. John State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 29.3 mi, 297° NW
Climax Canyon Park (Local Park) — 29.6 mi, 277° W
New Mexico / Colorado state line (Monument) — 33.1 mi, 288° W
Hogback (Historic Ruins) — 38.1 mi, 347° N
Trinidad Lake State Park (State Park) — 39.4 mi, 300° NW
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.8 mi, 244° SW · 5,926 acres
Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum (Museum) — 39.9 mi, 305° NW
Brown Sheep Camp (Historic Ruins) — 39.9 mi, 344° N
The Ludlow Massacre (Monument) — 41.3 mi, 310° NW
Santa Fe Trail (Monument) — 41.5 mi, 330° NW
Kiowa National Grassland (National Grassland) — 43.9 mi, 189° S · 137k acres
Herzstein Memorial Museum Historic Site (Attraction) — 48.9 mi, 124° SE
Petrified Log Exhibit (Attraction) — 57.2 mi, 090° E
Apishapa State Wildlife Area (Viewpoint) — 58.7 mi, 342° N
Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza (Attraction) — 60.0 mi, 248° W
Carson Other (National Forest) — 60.8 mi, 265° W · 101k acres
Welcome Wagon (Attraction) — 63.0 mi, 245° SW
San Isabel National Forest (National Forest) — 65.2 mi, 305° NW · 1.1M acres
Spanish Peaks Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 65.4 mi, 304° NW · 19k acres
Huerfano Heritage Center (Museum) — 71.8 mi, 319° NW
Francisco Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 75.6 mi, 308° NW
Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum (Museum) — 76.9 mi, 255° W

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