White Oaks, New Mexico

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White Oaks Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
NM State Register of Cultural Properties

Old commercial building in White Oaks
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Location	12 mi. NE of Carrizozo, on NM 349
Coordinates	33°44′59.1″N 105°44′14.3″W / 33.749750°N 105.737306°W / 33.749750; -105.737306
Area	1,822.5 acres (737.5 ha)
Built	1879 (1879)
NRHP reference No.	70000403
NMSRCP No.	43
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1970
Designated NMSRCP	February 21, 1969

White Oaks is a ghost town in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Located on the outskirts of the Lincoln National Forest, it became a boomtown in 1879 following the discovery of gold and coal in the nearby Jicarilla Mountains.