Grant County, N.M. Records,
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the records of Grant County, New Mexico (1868-1983). The bulk of the materials cover the years 1868 to 1914. Included are records of the county clerk (1868-1928), assessor (1871-1918), sheriff (1877-1916), county commissioners (1889-1896), county superintendent of schools (18895-1900), justice of the peace (1869-1917), treasurer (1888-1902), probate court (1883-1915), and photocopies or typescripts of obituaries and cemetery records. Clerks records include mining claims, notarial records, brand registers, election tallies, voter lists, marriage records, and license registers. County commissioners records consist of a poll and tally of the special election for delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1889, and minutes of meetings for 1929. Miscellaneous materials include some death notices and cemetery records, and Silver City land records.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Dates
- Creation: 1868-1983 (bulk 1868-1914)
Language of Materials
English, and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
Documents are fragile. Use microfilm if available.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Historical Note
Formerly part of Dona Ana County, New Mexico, Grant County was created in 1868.
Extent
6.5 linear feet + 37 v. + 11 rolls
Alternate Format
Some records are available on microfilm.
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
General
Genre / Form
- Deed books
- Judicial records
- Legal files
- Licenses
- Marriage records
- Notarial documents
- Tax records
- Voting registers
- Wills
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Grant County, N.M. Records, 1868-1983 (bulk 1868-1914)
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Daphne S.O. Arnaiz-DeLeon
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1974-019::Grant County, N.M. Records)//EN" "nmar1974-019.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository