Mesilla Genealogy (in Dona Ana County, NM)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Mesilla are also found through the Dona Ana County and New Mexico pages.


Mesilla Birth Records

New Mexico, Birth Records, 1920-present New Mexico Department of Health

Mesilla Cemetery Records

San Albino Cemetery Billion Graves online

San Albino Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mesilla Census Records

1885 New Mexico Territorial Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Mesilla, New Mexico LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Mesilla Church Records

Church records, 1852-1956 (Catholic Church. San Albino (Mesilla, New Mexico)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1919-1954 (Catholic Church. Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mesilla Park, New Mexico)) FamilySearch Library

Mesilla Death Records

1889-1945 New Mexico Deaths Ancestry online

New Mexico, Death Records, 1920-present New Mexico Department of Health

Mesilla Histories and Genealogies

History of La Mesilla and her Mesilleros FamilySearch Library

Surname Index to the Publication History of La Mesilla and Her Mesilleros, by Lionel Cajen Frietze Internet Archive online

Mesilla Immigration Records

New Mexico, Federal Naturalization Records, 1881-1983 Ancestry online

Mesilla Land Records

A genealogical index of early Dona Ana County, New Mexico, deeds, 1847-1907 FamilySearch Library

Mesilla Marriage Records

1853-1999 Dona Ana County marriages (included in New Mexico, Select County Marriage Records, 1905-1999) Ancestry online

New Mexico Compiled Marriage Index, 1727-1900 (includes Dona Ana County, 1869-1900) Ancestry online

Mesilla Newspapers and Obituaries

Defensor del Pueblo 03/07/1891 to 03/28/1891 Genealogy Bank online

Mesilla News 07/08/1876 to 02/09/1884 Genealogy Bank online

Mesilla Valley Independent 1877-1879 Newspapers.com online

Mesilla Valley Independent, 1877-1879 New Mexico Historical Newspapers online

Mesilla Valley independent (Mesilla, N.M.) (from Aug. 4, 1877 to July 26, 1879) MyHeritage online

Mesilla Valley independent 08/18/1877 to 07/26/1879 Genealogy Bank online

The Mesilla Valley independent. (Mesilla, N.M.) (from Aug. 4, 1877 to July 26, 1879) Chronicling America online

Offline Newspapers for Mesilla

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Mesilla News. (Mesilla, N.M.) 1873-1885

Mesilla Times. (Mesilla, Ariz. [I.E. N.M.]) 1860-1862

Mesilla Valley Independent. (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879



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