Welcome to Lincoln County

Lincoln County is rich in Old West history and is the site of many famous events. It was the home of both famous and notorious people like John Tunstall, Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid and John Chisum. It was also the battleground for the Lincoln County War that led to Billy being one of the most famous outlaws in the west. Please join me in sifting through the records of Lincoln County in search of our family histories.

Some Lincoln County, New Mexico Historic Sites

Fort Stanton
Lincoln

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Resources

On-site

Addresses Announcements Cemeteries Census Records Families History Lookups Maps Where We Are Vital Records

Off-site

The RootsWeb message board still works and is still being used.
The RootsWeb Mailing Lists were discontinued on 2 March 2020. I have no plans to create a new mailing list.

Archives Rootsweb Queries Ruidoso River Museum Billy the Kid NM Death Index Pioneer Stories Tombstone Photos Other NM Counties Land Patent Records American Life Histories FamilySearch Wiki NMGenWeb Resources Family Group Sheet Project

Books

Violence in Lincoln County, by William A. Keleher.
History of The Lincoln County War, by Maurice G. Fulton.
History of the Lincoln County War, edited by Robert N. Mullins.
In the Presence of the Sun, by N. Scott Momaday.
Pat Garrett - the Story of a Western Lawman, by Leon G. Metz, 1975.
Gunsmoke in Lincoln County, Philip J. Rasch, 1997.
Sheriff William Brady, Tragic Hero of the Lincoln County War, by Donald R. Lavash, 1986.

Newspapers, Past & Present

Capitan Condado De Lincoln NM
Capitan Mountainer
Capitan News
Capitan Progress
Carrizozo News
Carrizozo Outlook
Chaves County Herald
Corona Maverick
Eddy Argus
El Farol (The Lantern, Capitan)
Liberty Banner
Lincoln County Leader
Lincoln County News
Lincoln Independent
New Mexico Interpreter
Nogal Nugget
Nogal Republican
Pecos Valley Register
Roswell Register
Ruidoso Free Press
Ruidoso News
White Oaks Eagle
White Oaks Golden Era
White Oaks Outlook