Roosevelt County, New Mexico Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Roosevelt County Courthouse 101 W 1st Street Portales, NM 88130 Phone: 505.356.8562 County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records from 1903, military discharge records from 1919 and newspapers Clerk District Court has divorce and court records

The county seat is Portales.

History

 * Named for Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States

Parent County

 * 1903--Roosevelt County was created 28 February 1903 from Chaves and Guadalupe Counties.
 * County seat: Portales

Neighboring Counties

 * Bailey County, Texas
 * Chaves
 * Cochran County, Texas
 * Curry
 * De Baca
 * Lea
 * Parmer County, Texas
 * Quay

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.