The town of Hillsboro was founded in 1877 when gold was discovered in the nearby Mimbres Mountains. Until 1938 it was the county seat, with a peak population of 1,200 people. There is an Apple Festival each Labor Day weekend, and an old cemetery just outside of town on NM 27.

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