Taiban is an unincorporated community in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States.
Taiban, New Mexico | |
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![The now-abandoned Taiban Presbyterian Church was built in 1908, February 2008.[1]](/wiki/File:Old_church_in_Taiban,_NM.jpg) The now-abandoned Taiban Presbyterian Church was built in 1908, February 2008.[1] | |
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| Coordinates: 34°26′24″N 104°00′33″W / 34.44000°N 104.00917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | De Baca |
| Elevation | 4,131 ft (1,259 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88134 |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 899942[2] |
Description
editThe community 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.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Application for Registration, New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taiban, New Mexico
- ^ Kilmer, Harold (1999). "Taiban, New Mexico". Rootsweb. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taiban, New Mexico.
- "Lonely church a reminder of once-robust town", Albuquerque Journal, Leslie Linthicum, March 1. 2009
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