New Mexico is a ghost town located in present-day Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.
[1] In 1827 the United States Congress established a post road from New Mexico to the courthouse in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
[2] In 1830, Princeton was named the county seat after New Mexico "caved into the river".
[1]: 9 Bodmer painted New Mexico on the Mississippi, depicting the settlement's inhabitants and layout.
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