Vital records, as their name suggests, are connected with central life events: birth, marriage, and death. Maintained by civil authorities, they are prime sources of genealogical information; but, unfortunately, official vital records are available only for relatively recent periods. These records, despite their recent creation in the United States, are critically important in genealogical research, often supplying details on family members well back into the nineteenth century. The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, by Loretto Szucs and Sandra Luebking.
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New Mexico State Vital Records Office
New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics
P.O. Box 26110, 1105 St. Francis Dr.
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-0121 or (505) 827-0405
(505) 827-2316 Credit card orders
Fax: (505) 984-1048
There is an additional $10 handling fee if you use a credit card to order the certificate.
Birth $10.00 Since 1920
Delayed records since 1880
Death $7.00 Since 1920
Delayed records since 1880
Marriage Divorce $7.00
Also available from Clerk of Superior Court in county where divorce was granted or the marriage license was issued. Fees vary.