. Geococcyx californianus De Baca County New Mexico AHGP Created 28 February 1917. County seat is Fort Sumner. De Baca County was named for Ezequiel C. de Baca, New Mexico's second Governor under statehood. The dedication of the present day courthouse was on 24 November 1930. De Baca County is heavily engaged in sheep and cattle ranching and farming. The outlaw William Bonney, alias Billy the Kid, was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett 14 July 1881. Yucca Flower Births Cemeteries Deaths   500 More Pages Below Census Data Census Transcriptions by Virginia Grace Census Transcriptions by Lydia Uribe Death Records Click on Prototype Search this site Email Lists Family Group Sheets Family Histories (EPA) Local Family Histories Forts Project Facts and Trivia Ghost Towns Historical Maps Hispanic Histories Military Data Marriages Index 12,600 marriages NM Histories New Mexico Seekers New Mexico Spirits Oklahoma and Texas Other web sites Post Office History Search this site NM Genealogy Original Web Site   United States Free Databases Please inform webmaster of errors To contribute data to this site or report site errors, please contact Charles *Feel free to use data for your personal research. Please do not copy data to other web sites. Return to County Index Site created and developed by C. W. Barnum ©1996-2012