Dona Ana

Marcena Thompson is the County Reporter for Doña Ana County

Mary Jane Robitaille is an At Large Reporter for this area.

Elisa Silva is an At Large Reporter for this area.

Doña Ana County was created 9 January 1852. It was named for a lady named, Doña Ana Robledo who in the 17th century gave money to many charities. Las Cruces is the county seat and it is the home of NMSU. This area is laced with history from the Mesilla area obtained from the Gadsden Purchase in 1854, to Hatch--chili capital of the world, Sunland Park, the White Sands National Monument, Space-shuttle, spy planes, and NASA. It is also rich in agriculture and boasts international commerce.
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1910 Dona Ana County Census Look up

1920 Dona Ana County Census Lookup

Beth Martin-Chan will do a lookup on the 1910 Dona County Census for one person. Due to the high volume of requests. Please limit requests to one per week. Again! Thank you Beth for your wonderful service. Provide this information if you know it when requesting lookup: Full name of the person, Approx date of birth or exact date, State of birth if known, The name of the wife, (first name).

1890 Census: Special Schedule Doña Ana County, NM, Part 1. Abstracted by Mary Ruiz Cárdenas. From the New Mexico Genealogist, September 1997.

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Bataan-Corregidor Memorial | Genealogy Soundex Genealogy olden times
Doña Ana County New Mexico | Office of Cultural Affairs
Las Cruces and Doña Ana County | Desert Plants & Wildflowers Desert USA
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library | New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Tularosa Basin Historical Society Museum | NMSU Library
Perpetual Calendar | Railroad Information | Research Ordering