Maljamar is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Lea County,
New Mexico
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, United States.
The
zip code is 88264. It is close to
Hobbs and
Carlsbad
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Geographical locations
* Carlsbad, California, San Diego County, United States
** Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot, NRHP ID No. 93001016
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** Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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.
According to legend, Maljamar's founder William Mitchell named the town after his three children Malcom, Janet and Margaret.
[Phyllis Eileen Banks]
Black River Village, Loving, Loco Hills, Illinois Camp, Malaga, Maljamar, and White’s City — settlements with history
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President
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...
visited Maljamar on March 21, 2012 to tour the local oil fields.
References
Unincorporated communities in New Mexico
Unincorporated communities in Lea County, New Mexico
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