Counties and County Seats of New Mexico
New Mexico has 33 counties. This map quiz helps students in grades 5–12 learn every county and its county seat by clicking the map. Start with one region, then try them all at once. Guided mode shows region colors and hints, and Challenge mode takes them away.
33counties
4map regions to practice one at a time
5county seats that share their county’s name
Quick questions
- How many counties does New Mexico have?
- New Mexico has 33 counties.
- What is the county seat of Harding County?
- Mosquero.
- What is the county seat of Roosevelt County?
- Portales.
All 33 New Mexico counties, with county seats
Northwest
- Bernalillo – Albuquerque
- Cibola – Grants
- Los Alamos – Los Alamos
- McKinley – Gallup
- Rio Arriba – Tierra Amarilla
- San Juan – Aztec
- Sandoval – Bernalillo
- Santa Fe – Santa Fe
- Torrance – Estancia
- Valencia – Los Lunas
Southwest
- Catron – Reserve
- Do\u00f1a Ana – Las Cruces
- Grant – Silver City
- Hidalgo – Lordsburg
- Luna – Deming
- Sierra – Truth or Consequences
- Socorro – Socorro
Southeast
- Chaves – Roswell
- Curry – Clovis
- De Baca – Fort Sumner
- Eddy – Carlsbad
- Lea – Lovington
- Lincoln – Carrizozo
- Otero – Alamogordo
- Roosevelt – Portales
Northeast
- Colfax – Raton
- Guadalupe – Santa Rosa
- Harding – Mosquero
- Mora – Mora
- Quay – Tucumcari
- San Miguel – Las Vegas
- Taos – Taos
- Union – Clayton
Teachers: run a Class Conquest with your whole class, or see what a Teacher code unlocks.
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