Catron County, New Mexico Records

Catron County, New Mexico (Map It) was created on February 25, 1921 from Socorro County. The county was named in honor of Thomas Benton Catron, a Santa Fe attorney and New Mexico's first U.S. Senator.

Catron County is bordered by Cibola County (north), Socorro County (east), Sierra County (south), Grant County (south), Greenlee County, Arizona (west), Apache County, Arizona (west).

Catron County Cities and Towns include Reserve.

MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old New Mexico maps.

Catron County, New Mexico Courthouse Records

The Catron County Courthouse is located in Reserve, New Mexico. Learn More About State of New Mexico Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Catron county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Catron County Clerks office has Marriage Records from 1921, Land Records from 1921 and Probate Records from 1921. The County Clerks office has land records, including deeds, mining records, surveys, and plats; marriage records; and some probate records. Also Military discharges, liens, mortgages, powers of attorney, and miscellaneous affidavits may be found there.
• Catron County District Court Clerk has many responsibilities which include courts of general jurisdiction, including probate and divorce, actions, as well as jury trials.

Catron County, New Mexico Census Records

• Learn More: State of New Mexico Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1930, 1940
• Territorial Population Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: None
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: None
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: None
• Union Veterans Schedules: None

Catron County, New Mexico Vital Records

• Learn More: State of New Mexico Vital Records
• Birth & Death Records: from 1920 to present and delayed records since 1880.
• Marriage Records: None, See County Clerk's Office
• Divorce Records: None, See Magistrate Court's Office
• Locations: New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics, 1105 St. Francis Dr., Santa Fe, NM 87502; (505) 827-0121

Catron County, New Mexico Resources

• Luna Family History Center, East Main St., LunaNM. Phone 505-547-2762
• Catron County, New Mexico Message Boards

Catron County, New Mexico External Links

• New Mexico Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from New Mexico (1844–1973)
• Catron County, New Mexico Books - Amazon
• Catron Co., New Mexico - FindaGrave
• Catron County, New Mexico Links - Cyndi's List
• Catron Co. NMGenweb
• Catron County, New Mexico Ancestry Database Collections
• Catron County, New Mexico Military Records