Luna County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Luna County

Guide to Luna County New Mexico genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
Luna County Courthouse PO Box 1838; Deming, NM 88031-1838 Phone: 505.546.0491 County Clerk has marriage, death, land, probate and military records from 1901, Deming newspapers from 1901.

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 the northern quarter of Luna County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the.
 * 1855 - The  of Mexican land was added to Doña Ana County, New Mexico, part of which later became the southern part of Luna County.


 * 1901--Luna County was created 16 March 1901 from Doña Ana and Grant counties.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating New Mexico County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation New Mexico County Boundary Maps" (1845-1981) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dona Ana
 * Grant
 * Hidalgo
 * Sierra

Cemeteries

 * New Mexico Cemetery Records
 * AHGP New Mexico Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project
 * New Mexico Cemetery Records, Luna to Valencia
 * New Mexico Cemetery Record Information Online
 * New Mexico Tombstone Transcription Project
 * New Mexico Cemeteries Project
 * New Mexico Vital Record Information: Cemeteries
 * Online New Mexico Death Records and Indexes
 * Cemeteries of New Mexico
 * BillionGraves.com - Provides photos and GPS locations of grave markers.
 * Cyndi's List - Cemeteries &amp; funeral homes
 * Findagrave.com
 * Interment.net
 * Rootsweb
 * UsGenweb.org

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Columbus

Newspapers

 * New Mexico Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of New Mexico Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Deming New Mexico Family History Center
 * Luna New Mexico Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Luna County, NM History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * New Mexico Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * New Mexico Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.