Film Codes:
AASF: Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
FHL: Catholic church records filmed by the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
(For locations of the research facilities,
see Records.)
County:
Colfax County was created January 25, 1869 out of
the northern part of Mora County. It was named for Schuyler
Colfax, Vice President of the U.S. at the time the county
was created. The
Colfax County Courthouse address is P. O. Box 159, Raton,
NM 87740. Phone (505) 445-5551; FAX (505) 445-2207.
Diocese: This county is within the Catholic Archdiocese of Santa
Fe (see map). Where
can you search the records, books, and microfilm? See Records for the sources and addresses known to date.
Books:
New Mexico Genealogist: Since its first issue in 1962,
the Genealogist has been publishing a continuous
stream of county, state, and church records as well as
other informative articles. Available:
1) a CD containing every issue published in the first
forty years of publication: See NMG-CD.
2) a printed topic index 1962-1999: Book #E4b at NMGS
Press.
3) An index for each current year is provided within the Genealogist in that year's December issue.
4) There are also some articles from the Genealogist being published on this web site. For a list, see Genealogist
online.
Most Catholic church records are available
on microfilm, and volunteers have extracted, translated,
and published many of those records with indexes. Click
on the links below to see which other books are already
available from these societies:
Assistance:
Due to the volume of incoming mail, this webmaster is
not able to answer online research questions. Instead,
please try our extensive link section.
Two other volunteer groups are New
Mexico GenWeb and New
Mexico Ancestors. Both are linked to larger networks
of sites covering the entire state of New Mexico.
To the best of our knowledge, the information
presented here is accurate and up to date. If you have
corrections or additions to contribute, please add the
words "Catholic Church Project" in the subject
line, include your source reference, and email to: info@nmgs.org. Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico is a work-in-progress and the pages will be updated as
additional information is received.
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