A wonderful internet URL (which I can't give you) is the US Geological Service's Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Search for it with your browser - I get it on Internet Explorer, but I don't see its URL displayed. Anyway, GNIS showed that Spindle NM was in Lincoln County, about 22 miles NE of Capitan. GNIS further showed that Spindle had a post office from 1917 to 1920, but also said that its latitude and longitude was not known. From the latter I assume it has completely disappeared from view. I do know that my State Farm Insurance road atlas does not show it. Regards, Fritz ----- Original Message ----- From: Elizabeth E. Freeman <eeffree@flash.net> To: <NEW-MEXICO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 4:58 PM Subject: [NEW-MEXICO] Another Town in NM > Hello Listers: > > Well, here I am again, still on the trail of my CASNER family that roamed around NM between 1902 and the late 1920s. > > A living descendant (granddughter of the younger John Casner) who is getting on up in age, has told me that the family lived in Spindle, NM at one time. Here is my problem; my atlas (published circa 1955-60) does not list Spindle, NM. > > Does anyone on the list know where Spindle is/was? what county might it have been in? And yes, I know I should invest in a good atlas. > > I have the Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Census 1790-1920 (have almost worn it out) and I have Map Guide to American Migratoin Routes, 1735-1815 which has proven invaluable. > > Maybe there is a website that is good for identifying these towns that have gone by the wayside. Does anyone have it bookmarked? Could you send me the URL? > > Thanks for any information. > > Liz Freeman > > ______________________________