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State Coördinator: Cheryl
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Coördinators: Tom
Bombaci, Jr. and Beverly DuncanCounty Coördinator: Tom Bombaci, Jr.
Hello, my name is Tom Bombaci, Jr. I am the volunteer co-ordinator for the Catron County component of the NMGenWeb Project. I welcome all suggestions and assistance. The purpose of these pages is to provide a starting place for those who are researching their genealogical roots in this county. I have assembled some pages and links to get you started. If you know of others, please e-mail me. Thanks!
Catron County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2010, the population was 3,725. Its county seat is Reserve. Catron County is the largest county, by area, in New Mexico.
History
Once located in the Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico and later in the Arizona Territory, the area forming Catron County was a part of neighboring Socorro County until 1921, when Catron was formed. Before that point, the county had a history representative of many places in the Wild West, replete with gunfights, shootouts, massacres, and gold mines.