Eddy County

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Eddy County is a county in southeastern New Mexico known for encompassing Carlsbad Caverns National Park and significant oil and gas production.


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Chaves County, New Mexico
Culberson County, Texas NERFINISHED
Lea County, New Mexico
Loving County
surface form: Loving County, Texas

Otero County, New Mexico
Reeves County, Texas NERFINISHED
capital Carlsbad, New Mexico
contains Artesia
Brantley Lake State Park
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park
country United States of America
countrySubdivision New Mexico
follows county government structure of New Mexico
governmentType county government
hasAirport Cavern City Air Terminal
hasCity Artesia
Carlsbad
hasIndustry natural gas production
oil production
potash mining
tourism
hasMajorRiver Pecos River
hasProtectedArea Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Lincoln National Forest (portion)
hasSeat Carlsbad, New Mexico
hasSettlementType county
hasTransportation U.S. Route 180 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 285 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 62 NERFINISHED
hasUnincorporatedCommunity Hope, New Mexico
hasVillage Loving
knownFor Carlsbad Caverns National Park
surface form: Carlsbad Caverns

oil and gas production
potash deposits
locatedIn southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

New Mexico
Permian Basin
Great Plains
surface form: United States Great Plains–desert transition region

southeastern New Mexico
namedAfter Charles B. Eddy NERFINISHED
partOf New Mexico
surface form: State of New Mexico
state New Mexico
subdivisionType county
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
timeZoneDST Mountain Daylight Time

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lea County borderedBy Eddy County
Chaves County borders Eddy County
eastern New Mexico includesCounty Eddy County
subject surface form: Eastern New Mexico