Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Colfax County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Newspapers
- Cimarron News (Cimarron, N.M.)1870-1874
- Colfax Democrat (Raton, N.M.)1913-19??
- El Relámpago (Raton, N.M.)1904-1904
- Mining Bulletin (Elizabethtown, N.M.)1899-190?
- Railway Press & Telegraph (Elizabeth City [Elizabethtown] N.M.)1872-1874
- Raton Daily News (Raton, N.M.)1908-19??
- Raton Daily Range (Raton, N.M.)1924-1930
- Raton Daily Times (Raton, N.M.)1908-19??
- Raton Evening Gazette (Raton, Colfax County, N.M.)1930-1931
- Raton Gazette (Raton, N.M.)1898-1907
- Raton Reporter (Raton, N.M.)1890-193?
- Raton Reporter (Raton, N.M.)1937-19??
- Raton Weekly Independent (Raton, N.M.)1884-18??
- Sentinel (Springer, N.M.)1901-19??
- The Cimarron Citizen (Cimarron, N.M.)1908-19??
- The Cimarron Citizen (Cimarron, New Mexico)1908-19??
- The Cimarron News and Press (Cimarron, N.M.)1875-1877
- The Cimarron News and Press (Cimarron, N.M.)1907-19??
- The Cimarron News and Press (Cimarron, New Mexico)1907-19??
- The Dawson News (Dawson, N.M.)1921-1929
- The Farley Examiner (Farley, N.M.)1932-19??
- The Farley Reporter (Farley, N.M.)1932-193?
- The Folsom Idea (Folsom, Colfax County, N.M.)1888-1890
- The Gate City Sun (Raton, N.M.)1930-1936
- The Independent ([Raton, N.M.])1883-1884
- The National Press and Telegraph (Elizabethtown, Colfax County, N.M.)1869-187?
- The New Mexican Miner (Elizabethtown, N.M.)1896-19??
- The New Mexico News and Press (Raton, N.M.)1881-1882
- The News and Press (Cimarron, N.M.)1877-1881
- The Raton Comet (Raton, N.M.)1882-188?
- The Raton Daily Range (Raton, Colfax County, N.M.)1935-1974
- The Raton Daily Range (Raton, N.M.)1908-1911
- The Raton Daily Range (Raton, N.M.)1924-1930
- The Raton Guard (Raton, N.M.)1881-1882
- The Raton Morning Telegram (Raton, N.M.)1909-1909
- The Raton Range (Raton, Colfax County, N.M.)1932-1935
- The Raton Range (Raton, N.M.)1887-1908
- The Raton Range (Raton, N.M.)1912-1924
- The Raton Range and Raton Evening Gazette (Raton, Colfax County, N.M.)1931-1932
- The Raton Weekly Range (Raton, N.M.)1908-1911
- The Springer Banner (Springer, N.M.)1889-1893
- The Springer Times (Springer, Colfax County, N.M.)1912-1928
- The Springer Tribune (Springer, Colfax County, N.M.)1929-1976
- The Thunderbolt (Elizabethtown, N.M. [Terr.])1871-1???
- The Weekly News (Raton, N.M.)1904-1904
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected newspaper titles cataloged by the Library of Congress with explicit county geography. Priority is given to titles beginning by 1950; up to five later titles are included where no earlier dated title is listed for that county. Dates describe publication history, not the issues available at a library. Multiple format records with the same title, place and dates are grouped. The catalog may describe paper, microfilm or online resources. Open ends and the word Current reflect the catalog description; confirm present availability and exact holdings with the libraries listed on the linked record.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Colfax County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county clerk and the district court, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county clerk
Deeds and other land records, marriage licenses, and some probate records (formal probate is in district court).
- The district court
Civil and criminal cases and divorces.
- The New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
In Santa Fe: Spanish, Mexican and territorial records, including land grants.
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archivesfree
The state archives in Santa Fe, with Spanish, Mexican and territorial records, land grants and court records.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "New Mexico, Colfax" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Mora County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Mora County
Later formed partly from Colfax County: Union County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1869, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
New Mexico's Catholic church records, which go back to the 1600s, are often the best source for early families. Statewide registration of births and deaths began around 1920.