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Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Hidalgo County was founded on February 25, 1919 from Grant County.
The Hidalgo County Seat is situated in Lordsburg and the county government website is http://www.hidalgocounty.org/
Locations bordering Hidalgo County are Grant County, Luna County, Cochise County, Arizona, Greenlee County, Arizona, Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, Ascensión, Chihuahua, Mexico, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Hidalgo County vital records can be found at the New Mexico Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in New Mexico for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
You can search online for Hidalgo County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for New Mexico Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Hidalgo County has Federal Census Schedules to aid in looking into your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1920, 1930, 1940. You’ll find free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Hidalgo County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Hidalgo County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- New Mexico Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
- New Mexico State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Cotton City Family History Center, 10 miles N of Animas, NM. Phone 505-548-2318
- Hidalgo County, New Mexico Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Hidalgo County, New Mexico Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Hidalgo County (usgwarchives.net)
Hidalgo County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers often forget the significance of Hidalgo County court, probate, and land files as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy details. Buried away in New Mexico courthouses and archives everywhere tend to be the desires and worries of many New Mexico inhabitants.
The chances are excellent that your particular ancestors and forefathers have left a in-depth record of at least quite a few aspects of their lives in the Hidalgo County court records. Even if your forefathers is not brought up in a Court case, give some thought to all of the other methods which often can have lead to him or her showing up in court records.
The below details indicates what birth, death, marriage, land, wills, and legal records are in Hidalgo County. The years New Mexicod listed below could be the first recognized documents for this county.
- Hidalgo County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 300 Shakespeare St, Lordsburg, NM 88045
- Phone: (575) 542-3260
- Hidalgo County Clerks office
- Marriage Records: 1920
- Land Records: 1879
- Probate Records: 1920
- Hidalgo County 6th District Court Clerk
Hidalgo County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Hidalgo County. A lot of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some call for a payment. This is just a directory that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to suggest your own preferred Hidalgo County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
Hidalgo Co. NM Books, Newspapers & Publications
- New Mexico Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- New Mexico historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from New Mexico (1844–1973) (genealogybank.com)
- Hidalgo County, New Mexico Books (amazon.com)
- Search New Mexico Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Hidalgo County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Hidalgo Co. NM Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- New Mexico Vital Records Research Guide
- Births and Christenings, 1726-1918 (familysearch.org)
- Marriages, 1751-1918 (familysearch.org)
- County Death Records, 1907-1952 (familysearch.org)
- Deaths, 1889-1945 (familysearch.org)
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Hidalgo Co. NM Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- New Mexico Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Hidalgo Co. NM Census Records
- New Mexico Census Records Research Guide
- Hidalgo County, NM Census Records Links
- Hidalgo County, NM Census QuickFacts
Hidalgo Co. NM Cemeteries & Church Records
- New Mexico Cemetery Research Guide
- Hidalgo Co., New Mexico Graves (findagrave.com)
- Hidalgo County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Hidalgo Co., New Mexico Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Hidalgo County, New Mexico
- Hidalgo Co., New Mexico Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- New Mexico Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Hidalgo County, New Mexico
- Hidalgo County, New Mexico Church Books (amazon.com)
Hidalgo Co. NM Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- New Mexico Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Hidalgo Co. NM General and History Websites
- See Also State History for New Mexico
- Hidalgo County, New Mexico Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Hidalgo County, New Mexico Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Hidalgo Co. NM Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Hidalgo County, New Mexico (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – New Mexico – Counties – Hidalgo (cyndislist.com)
- Hidalgo County New Mexico (genealogytrails.com)
- Hidalgo Co. NMGenweb (hidalgocountynewmexico.org)
- Hidalgo County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Hidalgo Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Hidalgo Co. NM Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of New Mexico Links and Information
- 1895 Hidalgo County Map (livgenmi.com)
Hidalgo Co. NM Military Records
- New Mexico Military Records Research Guide
- New Mexico Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the New Mexico men and women that served. Just the thing for Hidalgo County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.