Silver City, NM Public Records
Silver City is an incorporated town in Grant County, New Mexico, with an estimated population of 9,399 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 10.1 square miles of land. That is down about 312 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Silver City Town Hall
Silver City's own town 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 town 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 town; see the offices below.
📇 Silver City Contact on File
| Government | Town Of Silver City |
| Contact listed | Clerk |
| Mailing address | PO Box 1188, Silver City, NM 88062 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | townofsilvercity.org |
| 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 Silver City
Silver City is in Grant 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.
📍 Grant County at a Glance
| County | Grant County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 27,541 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Grant County District Court
| Address | 201 N. Cooper St., Silver City, NM 88061 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (575) 538-3250 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Records available | New Mexico District Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, children’s court) |
| Official website | sixthdistrict.nmcourts.gov |
| Sources | sixthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/…/location-hours-contacts ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Grant County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Silver City
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Silver City, NM:
📋 Silver City 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 | Grant 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 |