De Baca County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  De Baca County



County Courthouse
De Baca County Courthouse 514 Ave C; PO Box 347; Fort Sumner, NM 88119-0347 Phone: 505.355.2601 County Clerk has marriage, probate, and land records from 1917; District Court Clerk has divorce records; Magistrate Judge has court records.

Parent County

 * Up until 1821 - New Spain controlled land that later would become New Mexico and Arizona. Some records of early settlers may have been sent to an archives in Seville, Spain, or to archives in Mexico City.
 * From 1821 until 1846 - Mexico had jurisdiction over the land that later would become New Mexico and Arizona. Some records of this period may have been sent to archives in Mexico City. Starting in 1846 United States forces occupied New Mexico during the.
 * 1848 - Land that became De Baca County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the.


 * 1917--De Baca County was created 28 February 1917 from Chaves, Guadalupe, and Roosevelt counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chaves
 * Guadalupe
 * Lincoln
 * Quay
 * Roosevelt

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.