Queen, New Mexico | |
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  Queen Location within the state of New Mexico  Queen Queen (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′27″N 104°44′45″W / 32.19083°N 104.74583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Eddy |
| Elevation | 5,843 ft (1,781 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 88220 |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 909922 |
Queen is an unincorporated community in Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Although it currently has a population of around 50, it was formerly considered a ghost town.[2][3] Located in the foothills on the east side of the Guadalupe Mountains, in the southern Lincoln National Forest, it flourished in the early 20th century as a ranching center. Queen is located alongside NM Route 137, about 27 mi (50 mi by road) southwest of Carlsbad.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Queen, New Mexico
- ^ Pearce, T. M. (1965) "Queen" New Mexico place names; a geographical dictionary University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, p. 128, OCLC 420847
- ^ Julyan, Robert (1998) "Queen" The Place Names of New Mexico (revised edition) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pages 280-281, ISBN 0-8263-1689-1