Lincoln County, New Mexico

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Lincoln County, New Mexico is a rural county in south-central New Mexico known historically for the Lincoln County War and its association with Billy the Kid.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
contains Capitan, New Mexico
Carrizozo, New Mexico
Corona, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Hondo, New Mexico
Nogal, New Mexico
Ruidoso, New Mexico
surface form: "Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico"

Ruidoso, New Mexico
village of Lincoln, New Mexico
surface form: "Town of Lincoln, New Mexico"
country United States of America
countySeat Carrizozo, New Mexico
governmentType county government
hasHistoricAssociation American frontier
Old West
hasHistoricEvent Lincoln County War
hasLawEnforcementAgency Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
hasMountainRange Capitan Mountains
Sacramento Mountains
hasNotablePersonAssociation Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett
hasNotablePlace Fort Stanton Historic District
surface form: "Fort Stanton"

Lincoln Historic District
Ruidoso Downs Race Track
Ski Apache
Smokey Bear Historical Park
historicallyAssociatedWith Billy the Kid
historicallyKnownFor Lincoln County War
isRural true
language English
locatedIn New Mexico
south-central New Mexico
locatedOn North American continent
majorEconomicActivity forestry
outdoor recreation
ranching
tourism
namedAfter Abraham Lincoln
observesDaylightSavingTime true
partOf New Mexico
postalAbbreviationState NM
seat Carrizozo, New Mexico
state New Mexico
subdivisionOf United States of America
subdivisionType county
timeZone Mountain Time Zone

Referenced by (4)

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

Sierra County, New Mexico borderedBy Lincoln County, New Mexico
Socorro County, New Mexico borderedBy Lincoln County, New Mexico
Lincoln Historic District locatedIn Lincoln County, New Mexico
White Sands Missile Range locatedIn Lincoln County, New Mexico

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