Mosquero, NM

Mosquero is a village in Harding and San Miguel counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The 2020 census counted 98 residents. Mosquero is the county seat of Harding County; only a small portion of the village extends into San Miguel County. The site was a water stop along the Dawson Railway, built in 1902 from Tucumcari to Dawson. A little over 100 students attend the district. That mix gives Mosquero a clear local shape within New Mexico, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The name in Spanish translates as "swarm of flies", reputedly from the flies that were drawn to carcasses of bison hunted by local native tribes. New Mexico State Road 39 passes through the village, leading southeast 50 miles to Logan and northwest 18 miles to Roy. Mosquero is home to a track team.