Funeral Homes near Tyrone

Facts about the city

Tyrone is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 637 as of the 2010 census.Tyrone is located 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the original town of Tyrone, which was destroyed by mining operations.

Tyrone Obituaries

It was revealed by Arizona Republic on February 24th, 2012 that William Ramos Sr Salazar died in Prescott, Arizona.  Salazar was 92 years old and was born in Tyrone, NM.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor William Ramos Sr's life.

It was noted by Middletown Journal on February 19th, 2012 that Eve V Diboll (Edwards) perished in Middletown, Ohio.  Ms. Diboll was 92 years old and was born in Tyrone, NM.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Eve V's life.

It was disclosed by Quad-City Times on June 27th, 2002 that Ruth Simmons (Owen) perished in Davenport, Iowa.  Ms. Simmons was 82 years old and was born in Tyrone, NM.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ruth's life.

History

A drop in copper prices in 1921 closed the mines and the town was deserted. Tyrone is a ghost town located in Grant County, New Mexico County in the southwestern part of the US state of New Mexico. The townsite was later destroyed as part of Phelps Dodge's development of the Tyrone open-pit copper mine, which began operation in 1969.

Tyrone was an elaborately planned community financed by the Phelps Dodge Corporation, based on Mediterranean and European styles, designed by well-known architect Bertram Goodhue and built in 1915 at a cost of more than a million dollars. .