Official Name: | Taiban, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated comumunity |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Taiban |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | De Baca |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 4131 |
Coordinates: | 34.44°N -104.0092°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 88134 |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 899942 |
Taiban is an unincorporated community in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States.
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.[1]
The town is famous for being the location where Pat Garrett captured Billy the Kid and his associates on December 23, 1880.