Lincoln County, N.M. Records,
Collection
Identifier: 1974-022
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the records of Lincoln County, New Mexico (1869-1932). Included are records of the county clerk (1869-1912), assessor (1870-1912), auditor (1875), treasurer (1883-1932), sheriff (1875-1897), county commissioners (1889-1912), justice of the peace (1876-1904), probate court (1870-1920), and miscellaneous records. Clerks records include poll and tally books, voter lists, election records, mining records, and registers of bonds, deeds, and marriages. Miscellaneous records include documents concerning the construction of an irrigation ditch by Joseph C. Lea (1880), receipts from the White Oaks Post Office (1898-1903), and White Oaks mining locations and plats.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Dates
- 1869-1932
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 parts of Dona Ana and Socorro Counties, New Mexico, Lincoln County was created in 1869.
Extent
2 linear feet + 2 v. + 17 rolls
Alternate Format
Some records are available on microfilm.
Separated Material
Most statehood materials remain in the county offices.
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
- Deeds
- Ditches -- New Mexico -- Lincoln County
- Irrigation canals and flumes -- New Mexico -- Lincoln County
- Judicial records
- Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- New Mexico -- Lincoln County
- Legal files
- Lincoln County (N.M.) -- History
- Lincoln County (N.M.) -- Politics and government
- Local government -- Records
- Map
- Marriage records
- Mining claims -- New Mexico -- Lincoln County
- Mortgages
- Postal service -- New Mexico -- White Oaks
- Tax records
- Voting registers
- White Oaks (N.M.) -- History
- Wills
- Title
- Inventory of the Lincoln County, N.M. Records, 1869-1932
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Revised 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::1974-022::Lincoln County, N.M. Records)//EN" "nmar1974-022.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