Taiban, New Mexico
| Taiban, New Mexico | |
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| Unincorporated comumunity | |
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The now-abandoned Taiban Presbyterian Church was built in 1908.[2] | |
  Taiban | |
| Coordinates: 34°26′24″N 104°0′33″W / 34.44000°N 104.00917°WCoordinates: 34°26′24″N 104°0′33″W / 34.44000°N 104.00917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | De Baca |
| Elevation | 4,130 ft (1,260 m) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 88134 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
Taiban is an unincorporated community in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States. It is located on New Mexico State Road 252 at U.S. Routes 60 and 84. Founded in 1906 as a ranching community, it was named for nearby Taiban Creek.[3]
The town is famous for being the location where Pat Garrett captured Billy the Kid and his associates on December 23, 1880.
References
- ↑ Application for Registration, New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
- ↑ Application for Registration, New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
- ↑ Taiban, New Mexico from HIGH PLAINS HISTORY of East Central New Mexico, Co-Editors: Don McAlavy and Harold Kilmer, 1980. NEW MEXICO PLACE NAMES, edited by T. M. Pearce, 1965.
External links
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