Welcome to Taiban ...
Taiban is located in southeast New Mexico.
Taiban is located in DeBaca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Taiban, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Taiban is 4,130 feet [1,259 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Taiban is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Taiban lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Taiban (for example, toward Farwell (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Taiban: 575
Communities near Taiban ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Taiban.
- Fort Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McAlister
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <3>
- Lake Sumner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sumner
- Lake Sumner is located in DeBaca County
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Weber City is located in Curry County
- Floyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <3>
- Saint Vrain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ragland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Taiban. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taiban.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taiban. See our Newspapers Page for Taiban.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taiban ...
Looking for more information about Taiban? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Taiban, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Taiban.
Adding Taiban to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Taiban in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Taiban was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Taiban post office opened in 1906.
We also found Taiban on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Taiban.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including DeBaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taiban - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |