Lea County NM Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Lea Records by TypeBirth Records (2)Cemetery Records (64) Census Records (32) Church Records (6) City Directories (19) Death Records (6) Histories and Genealogies (3) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (3) Map Records (5) Marriage Records (6) Military Records (6) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (44) School Records (30) 
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Overview of Lea County Records
- Lea County was created in 1917 from Chavis and Eddy counties.
- Birth and death records from 1920 to the present can be obtained from the New Mexico Department of Health.
- The Lea County Clerk has marriage and probate records starting in 1917 and land records starting in 1918.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.