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Chaves County, New Mexico
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Chaves County was founded on February 25, 1889 from Lincoln County.
The Chaves County Seat is situated in Roswell and the county government website is http://www.co.chaves.nm.us/
Locations bordering Chaves County are De Baca County, Roosevelt County, Lea County, Eddy County, Otero County, Lincoln County.
Chaves 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 Chaves 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.
Chaves County has Federal Census Schedules to aid in looking into your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Chaves Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be obtained for 1890. You’ll find free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Chaves County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Chaves 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)
- Chaves County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 51, Roswell, New Mexico, 88201.
- Chaves County Genealogy and History Societies, Florence Hamilton, 807 N. Missouri, Roswell, New Mexico, 88201. Phone: 505-624-2477.
- Chaves County Genealogy, P. O. Box 1085, Roswell, New Mexico, 88201. Phone: 505-623-6864
- Historical Soceity for Southeast New Mexico, 200 N. Lea, Roswell, New Mexico, 88201. Phone: 505-622-8333
- Roswell Family History Center, 2201 W Country Club Road (North end of the building), Roswell, NM 88201. Phone: 505-624-1761
- Roswell Historical Society, 100 West 11th Street, Roswell, New Mexico, 88201
- Roswell New Mexico Genealogical Group, 2604 Kentucky, Roswell, New Mexico, 88201
- Wilson-Cobb History & Genealogy Research Library, 301 S. Richardson, Roswell, New Mexico; Phone: 575-622-3322
- Chaves County, New Mexico Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Chaves County, New Mexico Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Chaves County (usgwarchives.net)
Chaves County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers often forget the significance of Chaves 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 Chaves 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 Chaves County. The years New Mexicod listed below could be the first recognized documents for this county.
- Chaves County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 400 N Virginia Ave, Roswell, NM 88201
- Phone: (505) 624-6614
- Chaves County Clerks office
- Marriage Records: 1891
- Land Records: 1887
- Probate Records: 1900
- Chaves County District Court Clerk
- Address: 400 N. Virginia, Roswell, NM 88201
- Phone: 575-622-2212
Chaves County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Chaves 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 Chaves County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
Chaves 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)
- Chaves County, New Mexico Books (amazon.com)
- Search New Mexico Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Chaves County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Chaves 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)
Chaves Co. NM Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- New Mexico Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Chaves Co. NM Census Records
- New Mexico Census Records Research Guide
- Chaves County, NM Census Records Links
- Chaves County, NM Census QuickFacts
Chaves Co. NM Cemeteries & Church Records
- New Mexico Cemetery Research Guide
- Chaves Co., New Mexico Graves (findagrave.com)
- Chaves County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Chaves Co., New Mexico Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Chaves County, New Mexico
- Chaves Co., New Mexico Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- New Mexico Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Chaves County, New Mexico
- Chaves County, New Mexico Church Books (amazon.com)
Chaves Co. NM Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- New Mexico Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Chaves Co. NM General and History Websites
- See Also State History for New Mexico
- Chaves County, New Mexico Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chaves County, New Mexico Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Chaves Co. NM Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Chaves County, New Mexico (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – New Mexico – Counties – Chaves (cyndislist.com)
- Chaves County New Mexico (genealogytrails.com)
- Chaves Co. NMGenweb (nmgenweb.us)
- Chaves County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Chaves Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Chaves Co. NM Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of New Mexico Links and Information
- 1895 Chaves County Map (livgenmi.com)
Chaves 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 Chaves County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.