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Dona Ana County

NMSA 1978 ch. 4, art. 7
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NMSA 1978, § 4-7-1 [Original county boundaries.]

4-7-1. [Original county boundaries.] The boundaries of the county of Dona Ana are as follows: the southern boundary, on the left bank of the Rio del Norte, is the boundary of the state of Texas, and on the right, the dividing line between the Republic of Mexico; on the north, the boundary of the county of Socorro, and on the east and west the boundaries of the territory. Laws 1851-1852, p. 292, § 10; C.L. 1865, ch. 42, § 12; C.L. 1884, § 253; C.L. 1897, § 519; Code 1915, § 1074; C.S. 1929, § 33-701; 1941 Comp., § 15-701; 1953 Comp., § 15-7-1.

NMSA 1978, § 4-7-2 [Dividing line between Socorro and Dona Ana counties.]

4-7-2. [Dividing line between Socorro and Dona Ana counties.] The dividing line between the counties of Dona Ana and Socorro, in this territory, is hereby established as follows, to wit: commencing at a point on the Rio Grande one mile south of the dwelling house of Tomas Gonzales, and thence a little southwest to a point one-quarter of a mile to the south of the Ojito del Cuervo, a ranch of the said Tomas Gonzales; thence in a westerly direction to a point one mile west of the Ojo de Berrendo, and running in a northwesterly direction to the ranches respectively known by the name of the Ojo del Berrendo, the Cienega de los Pasenos, Jaraloso, Eucisio, Cienega de los Apaches, Las Perchas and Ojo Caliente, to an equal line with that of the northern line of the county of Grant, so that all the ranches and ojos and ojitos above-mentioned be included in the county of Socorro, and the town and settlement of Hillsboro and Santa Barbara shall be included in the county of Dona Ana; and returning to the Rio Grande at the point of commencement, running thence in a straight line to the corner of the county of Lincoln, a few miles north and west of the town of Tularosa, in the county of Dona Ana. Laws 1880, ch. 42, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 287; C.L. 1897, § 542; Code 1915, § 1078; C.S. 1929, § 33-705; 1941 Comp., § 15-702; 1953 Comp., § 15-7-2.

NMSA 1978, § 4-7-3 [Territory added to Dona Ana county.]

4-7-3. [Territory added to Dona Ana county.] That all that portion of the territory included within township eighteen south of ranges three and four west, according to the United States survey, shall hereafter be attached to, and constitute a part of the county of Dona Ana in said territory, and, until further provisions be made as to township lines, shall be a part of that precinct in said county, in which the town of Colorado is situated. Laws 1887, ch. 14, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 573; Code 1915, § 1076; C.S. 1929, § 33-703; 1941 Comp., § 15-703; 1953 Comp., § 15-7-3.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18505/index.doFetched: 10/20/2026

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