New Mexico

Google tells me it's a four hour drive to Silver City; 235 miles from me.

I have been to Deming, New Mexico numerous times over the years for long weekend 'getaways'.
That's about an hour drive south of Silver City, and very close to the Mexican border, and I'd spend some time in Palomas, Mexico (a little town with dirt streets, and definitely not a tourist attraction) 35 miles south of Deming.

I've enjoyed Deming a lot over the years, but it is now overrun housing immigrants from Mexico.

I'm guessing you've checked out websites such as:

“Sperling's Best Places” Silver City, New Mexico
https://www.bestplaces.net/city/new_mexico/silver_city

City-Data - Silver City, New Mexico
http://www.city-data.com/city/Silver-City-New-Mexico.html

Silver City Daily Press
http://www.scdailypress.com/site/

Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce
http://www.silvercity.org/

Silver City, New Mexico
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_City,_New_Mexico

Official web site of the Town of Silver City
http://www.townofsilvercity.org/

Silver City, New Mexico comments
https://www.bestplaces.net/comments/city/new_mexico/silver_city