New Mexico Online Historical Newspapers

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 articles about the events, history, and people that capture the stories of New Mexico. 

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 December, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

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
• Shiwi Messenger
• 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

• 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 Collegian
• Round-up
• The College Courier
• The New Mexico Farm Courier
• Extension Service News
• New Mexico Extension News

New Mexico Tech - Socorro

• Paydirt

San Juan College - Farmington

• The News

St. John's College - Santa Fe

• The Moon

University of New Mexico - Albuquerque

• Daily Lobo
• Daily Lobo
• The Mirage

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
• SUM

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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942

• ​Carlsbad - Cactus Courier (Company 320)
• Carlsbad - Camp Cactus Courier (Company 320)
• Camp Crier (Whitewater, NM, 1939)
• Chapparel (Crownpoint, NM, 1940)
• Crownpoint - Chapparel  (Company 2354)
• Crownpoint - Chapparel (Company 2354)
• Prairie Times (Whitewater, NM, 1938)


• Whitewater - Camp Crier (Company 2356)
• Whitewater - Prairie Times (Company 2356)

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 

Other Free Sites:

Albuquerque

• Revista Catolica
• People of God - 2010-present

Deming

• Trench and Camp - Camp Cody Edition