Corona New Mexico is in Lincoln County, and in the Southeast New Mexico region.

Corona, which means summit, was established in 1902 by railroad the construction. The history of Corona includes a famous incident in which a deputy sheriff was shot and killed, perhaps by Billy the Kid. Billy was hiding out at a place called Greathouses Tavern, which was later burned to the ground because of the shooting. Billy escaped and Governor Lew Wallace put a $500 bounty reward on his head. Coronas economic base now and was ranching and farming.

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