Taiban, New Mexico

Taiban, New Mexico
Unincorporated comumunity

The now-abandoned Taiban Presbyterian Church was built in 1908.[2]
Taiban
Taiban
Coordinates: 34°26′24″N 104°0′33″W / 34.44000°N 104.00917°W / 34.44000; -104.00917Coordinates: 34°26′24″N 104°0′33″W / 34.44000°N 104.00917°W / 34.44000; -104.00917
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.

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