Catron County NMGenWeb Index Page

Welcome to...
Catron County,
New Mexico

Hello, my name is Tom Bombaci, Jr. I am the volunteer coordinator for the Catron County
component of the NMGenWeb Project. I welcome all suggestions and assistance. The purpose of
these pages is to provide a starting place for those who are researching their genealogical roots in
this county. I have assembled some pages and links to get you started. If you know of others,
please e-mail me. Thanks!

Catron County Information:

Formed in 1921 from Socorro County
Named for Thomas Benton Catron
1997 Population: 2,791
     Land Area: 6,928 Square Miles
      Location: 33.92386 N, 108.41654 W
        Browse TIGER Map of area
NMAC County Statistics
       1996 USA Counties General Profile

D'Adezzio.com New Mexico Vital Record Search

Catron County Cemeteries

Catron County Image Gallery

Catron County Homesteader Stories

Catron County Obituaries

Catron County Links

New Mexico Place Names

Catron County Obituaries and Queries... self-posting pages at RootsWeb

New Mexico Funeral Homes

Catron County Surnames:
Go here to see who else is researching your names.

Catron County Volunteer Research Coordinators:
Volunteers who have offered their time and help to do specific lookups in Catron County. Be sure to give him or her a big "Thank You" if you use their services.

NMGenWeb Project State Page ...Get to the other
NM counties and Query Section from here.

1911 Catholic Encyclopedia article on New Mexico

About the GenWeb Project:
In March and April of 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database Project.   The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored.   In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that, even if individuals were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.
         At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page.
     In June, as the Kentucky project was nearing completion, it was decided to start a page for each of the remaining states, and, as with the Kentucky project, volunteers were found to host the state pages.   In August of 1997, I became the Catron County coordinator and agreed to create and maintain the website.   I am very much open to any and all suggestions & comments about the website, and I encourage all those doing research in this county to become involved in the program.   Your help will be most welcome; please e-mail me. You are also welcome to listen in / contribute to the NMGenWeb Mail Forum by sending
                             "subscribe" to nmgen-l-request@usroots.com .

I encourage all those doing research in this county to become involved in the program. Your help will be most welcome. Your help toward disseminating genealogical information about this county and others is needed and will be appreciated. Please e-mail me with articles, broken links, photos, resource lists, etc.