Grant County, New Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Grant County, New Mexico ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
Grant County was named for Ulysses S. Grant. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Grant County Courthouse 201 N Cooper St PO Box 898 Silver City, NM 88062 Phone: 505.538.2979 Grant County Website County Clerk has marriage records from 1872, probate records from 1884, land records from 1871, and newspapers from 1900; District Court Clerk has divorce Records; Municipal Court has court records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records
Federal Census Records Federal Censuses were taken for New Mexico starting in 1850. For links to Federal census indexes, see New Mexico Census.

State Census Records
 * 1885 New Mexico Territorial Census 1885 at Ancestry(free)
 * Late 1800s 1800s Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s ($)

Church Records
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Gila
 * Hachita
 * Silver City
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * Telephone and City Directories at the Silver City Public Library - page includes a downloadable finding aid listing the telephone and city directories available at the Silver City Public Library.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry- index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1863 - 1908 - U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of New Mexico - shows boundary changes for New Mexico Counties
 * NMGenWeb - historical maps

Revolutionary War

 * 1775 - 1783 - at FamilySearch - images only - How to Use this Collection
 * For more nationwide Revolutionary War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * For more nationwide Civil War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - New Mexico, World War I Records, 1917-1919 at Ancestry($)
 * For more natiowide World War I databases, see US Military OnlineGenealogy Records.''

World War II

 * 1940 - 1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1941 - 1945 - World War II Records, 1941-1945 State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel from: New Mexico
 * 1941 - 1945 - World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from: New Mexico
 * 1941 - 1945 - New Mexico, World War II Records, 1941-1945 at Ancestry($)
 * For more nationwide World War II databases, see US Military Online Genealogy.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1882-1983 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers
Newspapers for Grant County Online Newspapers
 * Newspapers at the Silver City Public Library - page includes a downloadable finding aid listing the newspapers available on microfilm at the Silver City Public Library.
 * New Mexico Historical Newspapers at University of New Mexico Digital Repository
 * New Mexico Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1801 – 1993 New Mexico Wills and Probate Records 1801-1993 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1726 – 1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1727 - 1900 New Mexico Marriages 1727-1900 at Ancestry($)
 * 1751 - 1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

For a comprehensive death index of over 75,000 death records for Grant County, visit Carl W. Scholl Grant County New Mexico Death and Cemetery Records. Sources used to create this index include cemeteries, church records, death certificates (state and local copies), funeral home records, mining records, mortuary records, obituaries, and voter purge records.

Death

 * 1788 – 1798; 1838 – 1955 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1889 - 1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Family History Centers

 * Silver City New Mexico Family History Center

Libraries
Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue Silver City, NM 88061 Telephone: 575-538-3672 Email: ref@silvercitymail.com Website - Local History and Genealogy page

Museums
Silver City Museum 312 W. Broadway Silver City, New Mexico, 88061 Telephone: 575-538-5921 Website

Websites

 * Grant County, NM History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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.
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records