Lincoln is in Lincoln County, and in the Southeast New Mexico region. You can locate Lincoln west of Roswell between Socorro and Roswell along US Highway 380 on the banks of the Rio Bonito River near the Lincoln National Forest.

Spanish settlers arrived here in 1849. They named their community La Placita or Bonito, referring to "the village by the pretty river". In 1869, the territorial legislature developed a new county named for President Lincoln, and La Placita changed to Lincoln and became the new county seat.

You will locate other web pages at NMohwy.com that are very much like Lincoln New Mexico at New Mexico Cities and Towns.

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                   Lincoln County Heritage & Historical Ctr

                   Casa de Patron Bed & Breakfast Inn

                   Lincoln Schoolhouse Gallery &  Art Cente