New Mexico is one of the states that does have 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 June, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
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
- Alamogordo News, 1900-1913
- Albuquerque Citizen, 1891-1906
- Albuquerque Evening Herald, 1914-1922
- Albuquerque Morning Journal 1908-1921
- Belen News, 1913-1921
- Black Range, 1882-1897 (Socorro County)
- Bland Herald, 1901-1902
- Borderer, 1872-1874
- Carlsbad Current, 1896-1918
- Carrizozo News, 1908-1919
- Carrizozo Outlook, 1915-1921
- Catron County News, 1947-1948
- Cerrillos Rustler, 1888-1891
- Cimarron Citizen, 1908
- Cimarron News and Press, 1907
- Cimarron News-Citizen, 1911-1917
- Clayton Enterprise and Clayton Citizen
- Clayton News, 1915-1922
- Clovis News, 1911-1913
- Columbus Courier, 1911-1920
- Cuervo Clipper, 1910-1922
- Deming Headlight and Deming Graphic, 1890-1921
- El Farol, 1905-1906 (Capitan, NM)
- El Hispano Americano, 1916-1921 (Belen/Valencia County, New Mexico)
- El Hispano-Americano, 1905-1908 (Mora County, New Mexico)
- El Independiente, 1894-1913 (Las Vegas, New Mexico)
- El Nuevo Mexicano, 1900-1922
- Estancia News, 1904-1921
- Fort Sumner Review, 1909-1911
- Gallup Herald, 1916-1923
- Golden Era, 1884-1886 (Lincoln County, New Mexico)
- Kenna Record, 1910-1921
- La Bandera Americana, 1901-1905
- La Voz del Pueblo, 1891-1919
- Las Vegas Daily Optic, 1896-1907
- Las Vegas Free Press, 1892
- Las Vegas Gazette, 1880-1886
- Lincoln County Leader, 1882-1892
- Lordsburg Western Liberal, 1889-1918
- Lovington Leader, 1911-1917
- Mesilla Valley Independent, 1877-1879
- Mountainair Independent, 1916-1920
- New Mexico State Record, 1916-1921
- Raton Comet, 1886
- Raton Independent, 1884-1889
- Red River Prospector, 1901-1907
- Reserve Advocate, 1921-1923
- Revista de Taos, 1905-1922
- Rio Grande Republican, 1888-1890
- Roswell Daily Record, 1903-1910
- San Jon Sentinel, 1910-1916
- San Juan County Index, 1890-1902
- San Juan Times, 1895-1899
- Santa Fe Gazette, 1852-1869
- Santa Fe New Mexican, 1883-1913
- Sierra County Advocate, 1885-1917
- Silver City Eagle, 1894-1898
- Socorro Chieftan, 1884-1908
- Southwest Sentinel, 1892-1896
- Spanish-American, 1905-1922 (Roy, Mora County, New Mexico)
- Taiban Valley News, 1917-1921
- Tucumcari News, 1905-1919
- Wagon Mound Sentinel, 1918-1920
- White Oaks Eagle, 1895-1903
County and Library Collections:
Lincoln County Newspaper Archives
- CAPITAN CONDADO DE LINCOLN NM
- CAPITAN NEWS
- CARRIZOZO NEWS
- CARRIZOZO OUTLOOK
- EL FAROL
- LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER
- LINCOLN COUNTY NEWS
- LINCOLN INDEPENDENT
- MISCELLANEOUS NEWS PAPERS
- NEW MEXICO INTERPRETER
- PECOS VALLEY REGISTER
- RUIDOSO FREE PRESS
- RUIDOSO NEWS
- THE CAPITAN MOUNTAINER
- THE CAPITAN PROGRESS
- THE CHAVES COUNTY HERALD
- THE CORONA MAVERICK
- THE EDDY ARGUS
- THE LIBERTY BANNER
- THE LINCOLN INDEPENDENT
- THE NOGAL NUGGET
- THE NOGAL REPUBLICAN
- THE ROSWELL REGISTER
- WHITE OAKS EAGLE
- WHITE OAKS GOLDEN ERA
- WHITE OAKS OUTLOOK
San Juan County - Farmington Newspaper Archives
- Farmington Enterprise
- Farmington Times Hustler
- New Mexico San Juan County Index
- Farmington Times
- Farmington San Juan Times
- Farmington Republican
- Farmington Daily Times
Student Collections:
Central New Mexico College - Albuquerque Eastern New Mexico University - Portales Luna Community College - Las Vegas Mesalands Community College New Mexico Highlands University - Las Vegas New Mexico Military Institute - Roswell New Mexico State University - Las Cruces
- New Mexico Collegian
- Round-up
- The College Courier
- The New Mexico Farm Courier
- Extension Service News
- New Mexico Extension News
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
- SUM
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942
- Crownpoint - Chapparel (Company 2354)
- Whitewater - Camp Crier (Company 2356)
- Whitewater - Prairie Times (Company 2356)
- Carlsbad - Camp Cactus Courier (Company 320)
- Camp Crier (Whitewater, NM, 1939)
- Chapparel (Crownpoint, NM, 1940)
- Prairie Times (Whitewater, NM, 1938)
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
The Olden Times - New Mexico
For Obituary Indexes, transcriptions, and other death/obituary information from historic newspapers, please check out the Obituaries page.
Other Free Sites:
Albuquerque Deming
Subscription or Pay Sites:
Ancestry.com:
There are currently 30 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Ancestry - New Mexico Newspapers
Genealogy Bank:
There are currently 244 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank - New Mexico Newspapers
Newspaper Archive:
There are currently over 136 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive - New Mexico
Newspapers.com:
There are currently 96 publications available at 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.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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