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Colfax County, New Mexico
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Colfax County was founded on January 25, 1869 from Mora County.
The Colfax County Seat is situated in Raton and the county government website is http://www.co.colfax.nm.us/
Locations bordering Colfax County are Taos County, Mora County, Harding County, Union County, Las Animas County, Colorado, Costilla County, Colorado.
Colfax 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 Colfax 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.
Colfax County has Federal Census Schedules to aid in looking into your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Colfax Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. Colfax Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Colfax Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be obtained for 1890. You’ll find free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Colfax County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Colfax 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)
- Arthur Johnson Memorial Public Library, 244 Cook Ave., Raton, New Mexico, 87740. Phone: 505-445-9711.
- Cimarron Historical Society, Les Davis, Cimarron, New Mexico, 87714.
- Raton Family History Center, 2136 La Mesa Drive, Raton, New Mexico, 87740. Phone 505-445-9226.
- Genealogical Club of Angel Fire, P.O. Box 503, Angel Fire, New Mexico, 87710.
- Raton Museum, Roger Sanchez, 218 S. First, Raton, New Mexico, 87740. Phone 505-445-8979.
- Santa Fe Trail Museum, 606 Maxwell Ave., Springer, New Mexico, 87747. Phone: 505-483-5554 or 505-483-0474.
- Colfax County, New Mexico Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Colfax County, New Mexico Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Colfax County (usgwarchives.net)
Colfax County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers often forget the significance of Colfax 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 Colfax 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 Colfax County. The years New Mexicod listed below could be the first recognized documents for this county. (Elizabeth Town, 1869; Cimarron 1872; Springer 1882). Typescript (1877—1907) available at the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives.
- Colfax County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 230 N 3rd St, Raton, NM 87740
- Phone: (575) 445-5551
- Colfax County Clerks office
- Marriage Records: 1869
- Land Records: 1864
- Probate Records: 1864
- Colfax County 8th District Court Clerk
- Address: 1413 South 2nd Street, Raton, NM 87740
- Phone: 575-445-5585
Colfax County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Colfax 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 Colfax County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
Colfax 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)
- Colfax County, New Mexico Books (amazon.com)
- Search New Mexico Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Colfax County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Colfax 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)
Colfax Co. NM Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- New Mexico Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Colfax Co. NM Census Records
- New Mexico Census Records Research Guide
- Colfax County, NM Census Records Links
- Colfax County, NM Census QuickFacts
Colfax Co. NM Cemeteries & Church Records
- New Mexico Cemetery Research Guide
- Colfax Co., New Mexico Graves (findagrave.com)
- Colfax County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Colfax Co., New Mexico Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Colfax County, New Mexico
- Colfax Co., New Mexico Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- New Mexico Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Colfax County, New Mexico
- Colfax County, New Mexico Church Books (amazon.com)
Colfax Co. NM Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- New Mexico Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Colfax Co. NM General and History Websites
- See Also State History for New Mexico
- Colfax County, New Mexico Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Colfax County, New Mexico Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Colfax Co. NM Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Colfax County, New Mexico (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – New Mexico – Counties – Colfax (cyndislist.com)
- Colfax County New Mexico (genealogytrails.com)
- Colfax Co. NMGenweb (nmgenweb.us)
- Colfax County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Colfax Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Colfax Co. NM Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of New Mexico Links and Information
- 1895 Colfax County Map (livgenmi.com)
Colfax 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 Colfax County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
