Unincorporated community in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States Unincorporated comumunity in New Mexico, United States
| Taiban, New Mexico | |
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| Unincorporated comumunity | |
 The now-abandoned Taiban Presbyterian Church was built in 1908, February 2008. | |
  TaibanShow map of New Mexico TaibanShow map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°26′24″N 104°00′33″W / 34.44000°N 104.00917°W / 34.44000; -104.00917 | |
| 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 |
Taiban is an unincorporated community in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States.
Description
The 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.
The town is famous for being the location where Pat Garrett captured Billy the Kid and his associates on December 23, 1880.
See also
References
- Application for Registration, New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
- ^ 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
- "Lonely church a reminder of once-robust town", Albuquerque Journal, Leslie Linthicum, March 1. 2009
| Municipalities and communities of De Baca County, New Mexico, United States | ||
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| County seat: Fort Sumner | ||
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