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White Oaks

Ghost town · Lincoln County, New Mexico

Capitan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Capitan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White Oaks is a ghost town in Lincoln County, New Mexico. It is one of 7 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Oaks as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.7475° N, 105.7364° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,332 ft
Nearest living townCarrizozo, NM
Distance to it9.4 miles
Coordinates33.74750, -105.73639

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What's there now

White Oaks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carrizozo, NM (population 959), about 9.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,332 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Contributing property to White Oaks Historic District — New Mexico.
Contributing property to White Oaks Historic District — New Mexico. · Plazak (talk) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is White Oaks?

White Oaks is in Lincoln County, New Mexico, at 33.7475, -105.7364.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, New Mexico has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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