Elephant Butte, NM Public Records
Elephant Butte is an incorporated city in Sierra County, New Mexico, with an estimated population of 1,439 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 4.2 square miles of land.
🏢 Elephant Butte City Hall
Elephant Butte's own city government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the city clerk under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the city; see the offices below.
📇 Elephant Butte Contact on File
| Government | City Of Elephant Butte |
| Contact listed | City Manager |
| Mailing address | PO Box 1080, Elephant Butte, NM 87935 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | lego.zianet.com/elephantbutte |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Elephant Butte
Elephant Butte is in Sierra County. In New Mexico, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. Divorce cases in New Mexico are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in New Mexico are handled by the Probate Court or the District Court in each county.
📍 Sierra County at a Glance
| County | Sierra County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 11,389 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Sierra County District Court
| Address | 311 N. Date St., Truth or Consequences, NM 87901 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (575) 894-7167 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Records available | New Mexico District Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, children’s court) |
| Official website | seventhdistrict.nmcourts.gov |
| Sources | seventhdistrict.nmcourts.gov/…/location-hours-contacts ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Sierra County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Elephant Butte
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Elephant Butte, NM:
📋 Elephant Butte Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | New Mexico Department of Health – Bureau of Vital Records and Health StatisticsCertified birth and death certificates for New Mexico are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In New Mexico, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. |
| Court cases & divorce | Sierra County courthouse. Divorce cases in New Mexico are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in New Mexico are handled by the Probate Court or the District Court in each county. |
| State court system | New Mexico Courts |
| Sex offender registry | National Sex Offender Public Website (U.S. Department of Justice), which searches the New Mexico registry |