New Mexico is one of the states with a single central online state repository for searching historical newspapers, and they use the Library of Congress Chronicling America site as another site for searching old newspapers. There are free online newspapers on other sites and large collections available on subscription sites. Below is a list of where the titles are stored and the link so that you can access them.

There are almost 1,300 newspapers that have been published in the Land of Enchantment – certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it – find your New Mexico ancestors and all the interesting articles that capture the stories of their lives.

Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also, I suspect that some of these links may change over time – so if there is a dead link – please use your favorite search engine to find their new location.

(Updated January 2024, recently added links are in BOLD)

New Mexico Historical Newspapers

Free Sites:

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America – New Mexico Newspapers

Alamogordo, N.M., 1899-1912 – The Alamogordo news.
Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M., 1912-1914 – Alamogordo news-advertiser.
Albuquerque, N.M., 1884-1886 – The morning journal.
Albuquerque, N.M., 1891-19?? – Albuquerque weekly citizen.
Albuquerque, N.M., 1895-1903 – Albuquerque daily citizen.
Albuquerque, N.M., 1903-1926 – Albuquerque morning journal.
Albuquerque, N.M., 1905-1907 – Albuquerque evening citizen.
Albuquerque, N.M., 1907-1909 – Albuquerque citizen.
Albuquerque, N.M., 1911-1914 – Albuquerque evening herald.
Albuquerque, N.M., 1914-1922 – The evening herald.
Aztec, N.M., 1890-19?? – The San Juan County index.
Belen, N.M., 1912-1947 – Belen news.
Belen, Nuevo México, 19??-19?? – El Hispano-americano.
Capitan, Condado de Lincoln, Nuevo México, 1905-19?? – El farol.
Carlsbad, N.M., 1899-1907 – Carlsbad current.
Carlsbad, N.M., 1907-1908 – Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun.
Carlsbad, N.M., 1908-1926 – The Carlsbad current.
Carlsbad, N.M., 1917-1918 – The evening current.
Carrizozo, N.M., 1908-192? – Carrizozo news.
Carrizozo, N.M., 1910-1945 – Carrizozo outlook.
Cerrillos, N.M., 188?-1891 – Los Cerrillos rustler.
Cerrillos, N.M., 1891-1??? – The rustler.
Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M., 19??-19?? – The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen.
Cimarron, N.M., 1907-19?? – The Cimarron news and press.
Cimarron, N.M., 1908-19?? – The Cimarron citizen.
Clayton, N.M., 19??-1954 – The Clayton news.
Clayton, Union County, N.M., 1888-1906 – Clayton enterprise. volume
Clayton, Union County, N.M., 1906-19?? – The Clayton citizen. volume
Clovis, N.M., 1907-1929 – The Clovis news.
Columbus, Luna County, N.M., 1911-1920 – The Columbus courier.
Columbus, N.M., 1920-1920 – Columbus daily courier.
Columbus, N.M., 1920-1921 – The Columbus weekly courier.
Deming, N.M., 1881-1948 – Deming headlight.
Deming, N.M., 1903-1948 – Deming graphic.
East Las Vegas, N.M., 1891-1??? – Las Vegas free press.
East Las Vegas, N.M., 1908-1921 – Las Vegas optic.
Eddy [Carlsbad], N.M., 189?-1899 – The Eddy current.
Estancia, N.M., 1911-1912 – The morning news.
Estancia, Nuevo Méjico, 1904-1908 – Las Nuevas de la Estancia.
Estancia, Torrance County, N.M., 1904-1912 – The Estancia news. volume
Estancia, Torrance County, N.M., 1912-19?? – Estancia news-herald. volume
Farmington, N.M., 1891-1900 – The San Juan times.
Fort Sumner, Guadalupe County, N.M., 190?-1947 – The Fort Sumner review.
Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M., 190?-1924 – The Kenna record.
Kingston, N.M., 1884-1960 – Sierra County advocate.
Las Cruces, N.M., 1881-1914 – Rio Grande republican.
Las Vegas [N.M.], 1886-1886 – The Las Vegas gazette.
Las Vegas, N.M., 18??-1881 – Las Vegas morning gazette.
Las Vegas, N.M., 1872-18?? – Las Vegas gazette. volume
Las Vegas, N.M., 1879-1880 – Daily gazette.
Las Vegas, N.M., 1880-1908 – Las Vegas daily optic.
Las Vegas, N.M., 1898-190? – The Las Vegas weekly optic and stock grower.
Las Vegas, N.M.], 1881-1886 – Las Vegas daily gazette.
Las Vegas, Nuevo México, 1894-19?? – El independiente.
Lincoln, N.M., 1884-188? – Golden era.
Lordsburg, N.M., 1887-1919 – Western liberal.
Lovington, N.M., 1910-1956 – The Lovington leader.
Mesilla, N.M., 1877-1879 – The Mesilla Valley independent. volume
Mountainair, N.M., 1916-1941 – The Mountainair independent.
New Albuquerque, N.M., 1882-1884 – The Albuquerque morning journal.
None, 1889-192? – La voz del pueblo.
Red River, Taos County, N.M., 1900-190? – Red River prospector.
Robinson, Socorro County, N.M., 1882-1897 – The Black range.
Roswell, N.M., 1903-current – The Roswell daily record.
Roy, Mora Co., N.M., 19??-19?? – The Spanish American. volume
Santa Fe, N.M., 185?-1859 – Santa Fe weekly gazette. volume
Santa Fe, N.M., 1859-1864 – Santa Fe gazette. volume
Santa Fe, N.M., 1864-1869 – Santa Fe weekly gazette. volume
Santa Fe, N.M., 1885-1897 – Santa Fe daily new Mexican. volume
Santa Fe, N.M., 1890-1958 – El Nuevo mexicano.
Santa Fe, N.M., 1898-1951 – Santa Fe new Mexican. volume
Santa Fe, N.M., 1914-19?? – New Mexico state record.
Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.], 1851-1854 – The Santa Fe weekly gazette. volume
Silver City, N.M., 1883-189? – Southwest-sentinel. volume
Silver City, N.M., 1894-1??? – The eagle.
Socorro, N.M., 1890-1901 – The chieftain.
Socorro, N.M., 1902-1959 – The Socorro chieftain.
Socorro, Socorro County, N.M., 1884-1890 – The Socorro chieftain.
Taiban, Roosevelt County, N.M., 19??-1922 – Taiban Valley news.
Taos, Nuevo México, 190?-1905 – La revista de Taos and the Taos Valley news.
Taos, Nuevo México, 1905-1905 – La Revista de Taos and the Taos cresset. volume
Taos, Nuevo México, 1905-1922 – La revista de Taos. volume
Tucumcari, N.M., 1905-1907 – The Tucumcari news.
Tucumcari, N.M., 1907-1921 – The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times.
White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M., 188?-18?? – White Oaks golden era.
White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M., 1882-189? – The Lincoln County leader. volume
White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M., 189?-189? – The old Abe eagle.
White Oaks, N.M., 189?-190? – White Oaks eagle.

Google News Archive

Clovis – Clovis Livestock Market News
Fort Sumner – De Baca County News
Las Vegas – La Voz Del Pueblo
Lordsburg – Hidalgo County Herald
Raton – The Raton Range
Socorro – Mountain Mail

New Mexico Historical Newspapers

County and Library Collections:

Lincoln County Newspaper Archives

Student Collections:

Central New Mexico College – Albuquerque

CNM Chronicle

Eastern New Mexico University – Portales

News

Luna Community College – Las Vegas

Luna Light

Mesalands Community College

News

New Mexico Highlands University – Las Vegas

Hot News

New Mexico Military Institute – Roswell

Pup Tent

New Mexico State University – Las Cruces

New Mexico Tech – Socorro

Paydirt

San Juan College – Farmington

The News

St. John’s College – Santa Fe

The Moon

University of New Mexico – Albuquerque

University of the Southwest – Hobbs

News

Western New Mexico University – Silver City

Mustang

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

Independent Voices – Alternative Newspapers

A: A Journal of Contemporary Literature
Albuquerque Area Education Profile
Halne’ii of the San Juan Mission
Indian Forerunner
Jicarilla Chieftain
Myths and Techno-Fantasies
Stooge
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942

Capitan Condado de Lincoln Newspaper Index

Surname Index of the Albuquerque Daily Citizen

White Sands Missile Range Newspapers

Wind and Sand
Missile Ranger

Small Town Papers

Clovis Livestock Market News Fort Sumner, New Mexico
De Baca County News Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Hidalgo County Herald Lordsburg, New Mexico
The Independent Edgewood, New Mexico
Mountain Mail Socorro, New Mexico
The Raton Range Raton, New Mexico
Taiban Valley News Taiban
Fort Sumner Review Fort Sumner

Newspaper Abstracts – New Mexico

For Obituary Indexes, transcriptions, and other death/obituary information from historical newspapers, please check out the Obituaries page.

Other Free Sites:

Albuquerque

Deming

Trench and Camp – Camp Cody Edition

Santa Fe

Santa Fe Reporter

Subscription or Pay Sites:

Ancestry.com:

There are currently 31 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Ancestry – New Mexico Newspapers

Genealogy Bank:

There are currently 240 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank – New Mexico Newspapers

Newspaper Archive:

There are currently over 195 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive – New Mexico

Newspapers.com:

There are currently 125 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com – New Mexico

And Finally:

You also need to visit the New Mexico Digital Newspapers site, which can tell you what is occurring in the state with regard to newspaper projects. They also have a nice searchable database for microfilm-based collections throughout the state.

Please note – even more may be available via a local library where a library card is required. And of course, there is always microfilm for those that have not been made available online as yet.

For more links for different states, provinces, and countries – please see the Newspaper Links page on this website.

For all Free New Mexico Collection Links in 24 Genealogy Categories, go to the By Location Page, click on New Mexico, and then click on the category of interest.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

New Mexico Historical Newspapers

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