Curry County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Curry County



County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1905, land records from 1903, probate records from 1909 and military discharge records from 1919; District Court Clerk has divorce, naturalization and 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 Curry County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican War ended with ratification of the.

1909--Curry County was created 25 February 1909 from Quay and Roosevelt counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bailey County, Texas
 * Deaf Smith County, Texas
 * Parmer County, Texas
 * Quay
 * Roosevelt

Newspapers

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

Obituaries
Obituary Index to local newspapers 1906-2006 www.usgwarchives.net/nm/curry/currobit.htm

Probate

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Clovis New Mexico Family History Center
 * Clovis, New Mexico

Web Sites

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