New Mexico County History and Listings

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Bernalillo
1 Civic Plaza, Room 6029, Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 468-1290
http://eagleweb.bernco.gov:8080/recorder/web
Incorporated: Jan. 9, 1852
Parent county: Original county
Marriage: Start in 1885, kept by County Clerk
Land: 1873, County Clerk

Catron
101 Main St., Reserve, NM 87830
(575) 533-6400
http://catroncountynm.com
Incorporated: Feb. 25, 1921
Parent county: Socorro
Marriage: Start in 1921, kept by County Clerk
Land: 1921, County Clerk
Probate: 1921, County Clerk

Chaves
1 St. Mary’s Place Ste #110, Roswell, NM 88203
(575) 624-6600
http://www.co.chaves.nm.us/county/Departments/Clerk
Incorporated: Feb. 25, 1889
Parent county: Lincoln
Probate records: Start in 1900, kept by Clerk/District Court

Cibola
515 West High St., Grants, NM 87020
(505) 285-5434
http://www.co.cibola.nm.us
Incorporated: 1981
Parent county: Valencia
Marriage records: Start in 1981, kept by County Clerk
Land: 1981, County Clerk
Probate: 1981, County Clerk

Colfax
226 East 4th St., 159, Raton, NM 87740
(575) 445-3601
http://www.co.colfax.nm.us/clerk.htm
Incorporated: Jan. 25, 1869
Parent county: Mora
Land: Start in 1864, kept by County Clerk

Curry
700 N. Main St., Clovis, NM 88101
(505) 763-5591
http://currycounty.org
Incorporated: Feb. 25, 1909
Parent counties: Quay, Roosevelt

De Baca
Box 347, Fort Sumner, NM 88119
(505) 355-2601
Incorporated: Feb. 28, 1917
Parent counties: Chaves, Guadalupe, Roosevelt

Dona Ana
845 N. Motel Blvd., Las Cruces, NM 88007
(575) 647-7421
http://www.co.dona-ana.nm.us
Incorporated: Jan. 9, 1852
Parent county: Original County

Eddy
101 W. Greene St., Carlsbad, NM 88220
(575) 885-3383
http://www.co.eddy.nm.us
Incorporated: Feb. 25, 1889
Parent county: Lincoln

Grant
1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, NM 88061
(575) 574-0000
http://www.grantcountynm.com
Incorporated: Jan. 30,1868
Parent county: Dona Ana

Guadalupe
420 Parker Ave., Santa Rosa, NM 88435
(505) 472-3306
Incorporated: Feb. 26, 1891
Parent counties: Lincoln, San Miguel

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Harding
Box 1002, Mosquero, NM 87733
(575) 673-2301
http://www.hardingcounty.org
Incorporated: March 4, 1921
Parent counties: Mora, Union

Hidalgo
300 S. Shakespeare St., Lordsburg, NM 88045
(575) 542-3414
http://www.hidalgocounty.org/gene.html
Incorporated: Feb. 25, 1919
Parent county: Grant

Lea
100 North Main, Lovington, NM 88260
(575) 396-8521
http://www.leacounty.net/clerk.htm
Incorporated: March 7, 1917
Parent counties: Chaves, Eddy

Lincoln
300 Central Ave., Box 338, Carrizozo, NM 88301
(575) 648-2394
http://www.lincolncountynm.net
Incorporated: Jan. 16, 1869
Parent counties: Socorro, Dona Ana

Los Alamos
Box 30, Los Alamos, NM 87544
(505) 662-8010
http://www.losalamosnm.us/clerk
Incorporated: March 16, 1949
Parent counties: Sandoval, Santa Fe

Luna
700 South Silver Box 1838, Deming, NM 88030
(575) 546-0491
http://www.lunacountynm.us/clerk.html
Incorporated: March 16, 1901
Parent counties: Dona Ana, Grant

McKinley
207 W. Hill St., Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 722-3868
http://www.co.mckinley.nm.us
Incorporated: Feb. 23, 1899
Parent counties: Bernalillo, Valencia, San Juan, Rio Arriba

Mora
1 Courthouse Dr., Mora, NM 87732
(575) 387-2448
http://www.moravalley.com
Incorporated: Feb. 1, 1860
Parent county: Taos

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Otero
1000 New York Ave. #108, Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 437-4942
http://www.co.otero.nm.us
Incorporated: Jan. 30, 1899
Parent counties: Dona Ana, Lincoln, Socorro

Quay
300 S. 3rd St., Tucumcari, NM 88401
(575) 461-0510
http://quaycounty-nm.gov/clerk.html
Incorporated: Feb. 28, 1903
Parent counties: Guadalupe, Union

Rio Arriba
Box 158, Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575
(575) 588-7724
http://www.rio-arriba.org
Incorporated: Jan. 9, 1852
Parent county: Original county

Roosevelt
109 W. 1st St., Portales, NM 88130
(575) 356-8562
http://www.rooseveltcounty.com
Incorporated: Feb. 28, 1903
Parent counties: Chaves, Guadalupe

San Juan
Box 550, Aztec, NM 87410
(505) 334-9471
http://www.sjcclerk.net
Incorporated: Feb., 24, 1887
Parent county: Rio Arriba

San Miguel
500 W. National St., Ste. 200, Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505) 425-9331
http://www.smcounty.net/clerk.htm
Incorporated: Jan. 9, 1852
Parent county: Original county

Sandoval
711 S. Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-7572
http://www.sandovalcounty.com
Incorporated: March 10, 1903
Parent county: Bernalillo
Marriage records: Start in 1903, kept by County Clerk
Death: 1925, Bureau of Public Health
Land: 1903, County Clerk
Probate: 1903, County Clerk

Santa Ana
Incorporated: 1850
Parent county: Original County
Notes: Became part of Bernalillo County in 1876

Santa Fe
102 Grant Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 986-6200
http://www.santafecounty.org
Incorporated: Jan. 9, 1852
Parent county: Original County

Sierra
100 N. Date St., Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
(575) 894-2840
http://mylocalgov.com/sierracountynm
Incorporated: April 3, 1884
Parent counties: Socorro, Grant, Dona Ana

Socorro
200 Church St., Box 1, Socorro, NM 87801
(575) 835-3263
http://www.socorronm.gov
Incorporated: Jan. 9, 1852
Parent county: Original county
Death: Start in 1907, kept by Bureau of Public Health
Land: 1851, County Clerk
Probate: 1974, County Clerk
Court: 1851, County Recorder

Taos
105 Albright St. Suite D, Taos, NM 87571
(575) 737-6380
http://www.taoscounty.org
Incorporated: Jan. 9, 1852
Parent county: Original county

Torrance
205 9th St., Box 767, Estancia, NM 87016
(505) 246-4735
http://www.torrancecountynm.org
Incorporated: March 16, 1903
Parent counties: San Miguel, Socorro, Santa Fe, Valencia, Bernalillo
Notes: Courthouse burned in 1910

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Union
Box 430, Clayton, NM 88415
(505) 374-9491
Incorporated: Feb. 23, 1893
Parent counties: Colfax, Mora, San Miguel

Valencia
444 Luna Ave., Los Lunas, NM 87031
(505) 866-2021
http://www.co.valencia.nm.us
Incorporated: Jan. 9, 1852
Parent county: Original county
Death Records: Started in 1907, kept by City Clerk
Land: 1873, County Clerk
Probate: 1871, County Clerk

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