Dona Ana County - A Brief History of Borders

  1. Dona Ana County created 6 Jan 1852 - bottom 1/4 Territory of NM, County Clerk, 251 W. Amador Ave. Room 103, Las Cruces, NM 88005-2814; phone 505/525-6659.
  2. Grant County created 30 Jan 1868 - taking away west 1/5 of Dona Ana, County Clerk, 201 N. Cooper, Silver City, NM 88061; phone 505/538-2979.
  3. Lincoln County created 16 Jan 1869 - removed 1/3 of central eastern part of Dona Ana, County Clerk, P.O. Box 338, Carrizozo, NM 88301-0338; phone 505/648-2331.
  4. Chaves County created 25 Feb 1884 - came from Lincoln and east 1/4 of original Dona Ana, County Clerk, P.O. Box 580, Roswell, NM 88202; phone 505/624-6614.
  5. Sierra County created 3 Apr 1884 - out of northern central Dona Ana, County Clerk, 311 N. Date St., Truth or Consequences, NM 87901; phone 505/894-2840.
  6. Eddy County created 25 Feb 1889 - taking east side of Chaves, County Clerk, P.O. Box 850, Carlsbad, NM 88221-0850; phone 505/885-3383.
  7. Otero County created 30 Jan 1899 - south of Lincoln and east of Dona Ana, County Clerk, 1000 New York Ave. Room 108, Alamogordo, NM 88310-6932; phone 505/437-4942
  8. Luna County created 16 Mar 1901 - west of Dona Ana and south of Grant, County Clerk, P.O. Box 1838, Deming, NM88031-1838; phone 505/546-0491.

    Dona Ana County, NM Cemeteries

    (1) County Cemetery Ray Torres, County Employee is Sexton, County Administration, 180 W Amador Avenue, Las Cruces, NM 88005; phone 505/647-7200

    (2) Dona Ana Cemetery Sexton is unkown, P. O. Box 256, Dona Ana, NM 88032; phone 505/526-2114

    (3) Garden of Memories Rev. Robert Bowers, Sexton, P. O. Box 321, Hatch, NM 87937; phone 505/267-4983

    (4) Garfield Cemetery Sexton is unknown, Garfield, NM 87936

    (5) Hillcrest Cemetery Sexton is unknown, 5140 Picacho Avenue, Las Cruces, NM 88005; phone 505/526-9623

    (6) Masonic Cemeter Opened 1866 to Masons and their families, Opened 1821 with a Roman Catholic area and general public area, Judy Bennett, Sexton, South of Compress Road and North of Brown Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005, phone 505/526-9474

    (7) Organ Cemetery, Sexton is unknown, Organ, NM 88052

    (8) Rincon Cemetery, Sexton is unknown, Rincon, NM 87940

    (9) Salem Cemetery, Sexton is unknow, Salem, NM 87941

    (10) San Albino Cemetery, Rev. Edward Sullivan, Sexton, P. O. Box 26, Mesilla NM 88046; phone 505/526-9349

    (11) St. Joseph's (formerly San Jose) Cemetery, Virginia Sanchez and Pat Romero, Sextons, 100 S. Espina, Las Cruces, NM 88005; phone 505/524-9649

    (12) Tortugas Cemetery, Rev. Giles Garrie, Sexton, P. O. Box 296, Mesilla Park, NM 88047; phone 505/526-8171

    (13) Sub-areas as follows:Vado Cemetery; Mesquito Cemetery; Anthony Cemetery, David Lipps, Sexton; San Miguel Cemetery; La Mesa Cemetery

    (14) Chamberino Cemetery, Sexton is unknown, P. O. Box 278, La Mesa, NM 88044; phone 505/233-3191

    (15) Old Dona Ana Cemetery

    (16) Dona Ana Methodist Cemetery

    (17) IOOF Cemetery, east of Masonic Cemetery before railroad

    Indexed Headstone Inventory Report

    The following reports are filed on Shelf 32 of TBML, Las Cruces, NM

    CEMETERIES OF DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, Vol. 1; Inventoried by SNMGS in 1981 [R Genealogy 929.3289 C Vol.I]; Tabs for Community Cemetery, Odd Fellow Cemetery Records, Dona Ana County Cemetery, Cox Ranch & WSMR, Mesilla Cemetery, and Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

    CEMETERIES OF DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, Vol. II; Inventoried by SNMGS in 1981 [R Genealogy 929.3289 C Vol.II]; Tabs for North of Las Cruces, Old Dona Ana Cemetery, Dona Ana Methodist Cemetery, Dona Ana Cemetery, Rodey Cemetery (Old Colorado), Old Rincon Cemetery, and Rincon Cemetery.

    CEMETERIES OF DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, Vol. III; Inventoried by SNMGS in 1981 [R Genealogy 929.3289 C Vol.III]; Tabs for South of Las Cruces, La Mesa Cemetery, San Miquel Cemetary, Vado Cemetery, and Old Berino Cemetery.

    FRONTIER CEMETERY RECORDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO, compiled by Lee Myers in 1982 [R Geneolgy 929.3789 M c.1]; an 81 page alphabetical listing of selective Anglo headstones throughout this part of New Mexico.

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