A history of Tyrone,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Tyrone from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusTyrone is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is named for County Tyrone in Ireland. Its population was 637 at the 2010 census and 712 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 637 to 712 (+12%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tyrone yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Tyrone’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCompany housing at Tyrone, New Me…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Tyrone
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Tyrone, decade by decade
LOCCompany housing at Tyrone, New Mexico1940
LOCAbandoned company housing at Tyrone, New Mexico1940
LOCOld buildings and working of Burro Mountain. Copper County1940
LOCAbandoned school buildings at Tyrone, New Mexico. These wer…1940
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Old buildings and work…1940
LOCOne of the main buildings of the Burro Mountain Copper Comp…1940
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Abandoned school build…1940
LOCOld ore cars and ties of inclined railway at copper mine of…1940
LOCOne of the main buildings with town square in foreground of…1940
LOCTyrone, New Mexico, a town developed by the Burro Mountain …1940
LOCEntrance to offices of Burro Mountain Copper Company. Tyron…19401990s
Nothing in Tyrone is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Tyrone has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Chihuahua Hill Historic District in Silver City, 4.2 miles away.
Tyrone and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Company housing at Tyrone, New Mexico (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (11). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.