Colfax County was created 25 January 1869. The county seat is Raton. Colfax was the name of Vice-president of the USA, Schuyler Colfax, in 1869. Ranching, farming, mining, and tourism are the mainstay of Colfax County.
Union County was created 13 February 1893. The county seat is Clayton. Union County was formed from parts of Colfax, Mora, and San Miguel Counties.
Gail Brown is the County Reporter for Colfax and Union Counties
| Colfax County Courthouse Box 159 Raton 87740 505 445-2906 fax 445-2207 |
Union County Courthouse Box 430 Clayton88415 505 374-9491 fax 374-2763 |
Lookups: Joseph
Sandoval New Mexico Genealogical Society, Genealogical Society of Hispanic
America, Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research
~Spanish & Mexican census, 1750-1845 ~Baptismal records: Albuquerque,
1706-1850; Santa Fe,1747-1851; Santa Cruz,1710-1794; Picuris, 1750 to 1867
~Marriages in San Antonio de Sandia, 1771 to 1864 ~Origins of New Mexico
Families, 1598 to -1800
