Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Eddy County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Newspapers
- Artesia Advocate (Artesia, N.M.)1903-1956
- Carlsbad Argus (Carlsbad, N.M.)1899-1926
- Carlsbad Current (Carlsbad, N.M.)1899-1907
- Carlsbad Current and New Mexico Sun (Carlsbad, N.M.)1907-1908
- Carlsbad Current and New Mexico Sun (Carlsbad, New Mexico)1907-1908
- Carlsbad Current-Argus (Carlsbad, N.M.)1926-1929
- Cavern City Chronicle (Carlsbad, Eddy County, N.M.)1931-193?
- Cavern City Chronicle and Penasco Valley Press (Carlsbad, N.M.)1929-1931
- Daily Current-Argus (Carlsbad, N.M.)1929-1951
- Eddy County Citizen (Eddy [Carlsbad], N.M.)1891-1???
- Eddy Weekly Current (Eddy [Carlsbad], N.M.)1892-189?
- Hope Booster (Hope, N.M.)1922-1923
- Hope Press (Hope, Eddy County, N.M.)1929-1929
- Lakewood Progress (Lakewood, Eddy County, N.M.)1905-1917
- New Mexico Sun (Carlsbad, N.M.)1905-1907
- Pecos Valley Press (Hope, Eddy County, N.M.)1929-1929
- Penasco Valley News and Hope Press (Hope, Eddy County, N.M.)1929-195?
- Potash Dust (Carlsbad, N.M.)1948-195?
- The Carlsbad Current (Carlsbad, N.M.)1908-1926
- The Carlsbad Current (Carlsbad, New Mexico)1908-1926
- The Carlsbad Morning Sun (Carlsbad, N.M.)1933-193?
- The Dayton Informer (Dayton, N.M.)1912-1914
- The Eddy Argus (Eddy [Carlsbad], N.M.)1889-1894
- The Eddy County News (Carlsbad, Eddy County, N.M.)1940-1962
- The Eddy County News and Carlsbad Tribune (Carlsbad, N.M.)1939-1940
- The Evening Current (Carlsbad, N.M.)1917-1918
- The Evening Current (Carlsbad, New Mexico)1917-1918
- The Knowles News (Knowles, Eddy County, N.M.)1909-191?
- The Malaga News (Malaga, Eddy County, N.M.)1908-19??
- The New State Informer (Dayton, N.M.)1911-1912
- The Pecos Valley Argus (Eddy [Carlsbad], N.M.)1895-1899
- The Plains Democrat (Eunice, Eddy County, N.M.)1914-1918
- The Weekly Eddy Argus (Eddy [Carlsbad], N.M.)1894-1895
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
- Eddy 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, Eddy" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Lincoln County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Lincoln County
Later formed partly from Eddy County: Lea County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1891, 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.