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.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dona Ana
 * Grant
 * Hidalgo
 * Sierra

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.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

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