Film Codes: (For locations of the research facilities,
see Records.)
AASF: Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
FHL: Catholic church records filmed by the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
County:
Lincoln County was created on January 16, 1869 from
the eastern part of Socorro County and the eastern part
of Doña Ana County. It was named for President
Abraham Lincoln, who had been assassinated just four years
earlier. This county was, at one time, the largest county
in the United States, encompassing almost one fourth of
the state. In 1889 Chaves and Eddy Counties were taken
from its east side, and 10 years later Otero County was
created from its southwest corner. The Lincoln county
courthouse address is P.O. Box 338, Carrizozo, NM 88301.
Phone (505) 648-2394; FAX (505) 648-2816.
Diocese: This county is in the Catholic
Diocese of Las Cruces. Almost all of the records are in
the individual parishes, except that records over 100
years old are housed at the Archives of the Diocese in
Las Cruces. See Records for the sources and addresses known to date.
Published
records:
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 two 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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