- Name
- Lincoln
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- Alternate names
- Lincoln (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 34.25°N 105.25°W
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- Located in
- New Mexico, United States (1869 - )
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- See also
- Chaves, New Mexico, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Eddy, New Mexico, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Guadalupe, New Mexico, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Otero, New Mexico, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Socorro, New Mexico, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Torrance, New Mexico, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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- Deserted settlement
- Bethel
- Carolita ( 1880 - 1940 )
- Churchville
- Cole ( 1850 - 1930 )
- Deseo
- High Lonesome
- Holloway
- Kennedy
- Las Palas
- Manchester
- Meek
- Parsons
- Richardson
- Spindle ( 1880 - 1940 )
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- Inhabited place
- Alpine Cellars Village
- Alto
- Ancho
- Arabela
- Baca
- Bluewater
- Bonito
- Capitan
- Carrizozo
- Coalora
- Cooper
- Cora Crew
- Corona
- Dog Canyon Estates
- Double Crossing
- Encinoso
- Escondido
- Estey City
- Fort Stanton
- Gallinas
- Glencoe
- Hondo
- Jicarilla
- Kimmons
- Largo
- Lincoln
- Lon
- Luna
- Nogal
- Oscura
- Picacho
- Pine Lodge
- Polly
- Ramon
- Ramsdale Place
- Reventon
- Riverside
- Roberson Place
- Robsart
- Ruidoso Downs
- Ruidoso
- San Patricio
- Sierra Vista
- Sun Valley
- Sunset
- Tecolote
- Tinnie
- Vera Cruz
- Villa Madonna
- White Oaks
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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population was 19,411. The largest city in Lincoln County is Ruidoso. Its county seat is Carrizozo6.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
It was once the largest county in the United States. In the late 1870s the so-called Lincoln County War broke out between ranchers and the owners of the county's largest general store. William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, became involved on the side of the ranchers after his friend and employer was killed. In the end, Bonney killed the deputy that killed his friend, another deputy, and the county sheriff. Several other people were slain in the conflict, which included the other leader of the rancher faction. His death ended the conflict. In 1878, the new territorial governor, retired Union General Lew Wallace offered an amnesty to the combatants in order to bring a long-lasting truce between the factions.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1870 | 1,803
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| 1880 | 2,513
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| 1890 | 7,081
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| 1900 | 4,953
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| 1910 | 7,822
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| 1920 | 7,823
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| 1930 | 7,198
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| 1940 | 8,557
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| 1950 | 7,409
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| 1960 | 7,744
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| 1970 | 7,560
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| 1980 | 10,997
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| 1990 | 12,219
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~nmlincol/
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