Newspapers
Historical Newspapers
Available Online
The University of New Mexico: New Mexico Historical Newspapers
The current collection does not include newspapers that were published in Socorro County, but does have news re: Socorro County and its towns in other newspapers. Use Search or Advanced Search to find those.
Chronicling America has the following Socorro County newspapers online. These are the links to browse the issues. To search issues use Advanced Search at the site.
The Black Range
Robinson, New Mexico
(1882-1897)
Socorro Chieftain
Socorro, New Mexico
(1884-1888)
The Chieftain
Socorro, New Mexico
(1891-1901)
Socorro Chieftain
Socorro, New Mexico
(1902-1908)
Google News Archive
Note: Searching is NOT accurate for archived Google newspapers. Try browsing known dates, such as death dates for obituaries.
Mountain Mail
Socorro and Catron Counties
(2006-2009)
Available at Institutions
The U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present
This catalogues all known U.S. newspapers, their history, and which institutions have copies. Here's the list for Socorro County newspapers (Click on a title to bring up information. Click on "Holdings" to see where these newspapers are archived.)
Current Newspapers
El Defensor Chieftain
200 Winkler SW
Socorro, New Mexico 87801
(575) 835-0520