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United States New Mexico De Baca County

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

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De Baca County, New Mexico
Map
Location of New Mexico in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 28, 1917
County Seat	Fort Sumner
Courthouse
Address	De Baca County Courthouse 514 Ave C PO Box 347 Fort Sumner, NM 88119-0347 Phone: 505.355.2601 De Baca County Website

County Courthouse

De Baca County Courthouse
514 Ave C; PO Box 347;
Fort Sumner, NM 88119-0347
Phone: 505.355.2601 

County Clerk has marriage, probate, and land records from 1917; District Court Clerk has divorce records; Magistrate Judge has court records.^[1]

History

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 Mexican-American War.
• 1848 -  Land that became De Baca County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
  

• 1917--De Baca County was created 28 February 1917 from Chaves, Guadalupe, and Roosevelt counties.^[1]
  

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Chaves
• Guadalupe
• Lincoln
• Quay
• Roosevelt

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing De Baca County, New Mexico census records online, see: New Mexico Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

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.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), De Baca County, New Mexico page 473, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

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