Rio Arriba County Jails

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico was created January 9, 1850. Tierra Amarilla is the county seat.

If you have information about any of these jails, please contact us. We are also interested in information about the law enforcement agents who operated in Rio Arriba County before 1920.

	Chama Jail - 1879 This building is still standing and is listed on New Mexico's History Registry of Buildings. For more information about Chama: Chama             Photograph Courtesy of the Chama Chamber of Commerce.
No Photograph Available at This Time	Tierra Amarilla Courthouse and Jail We do not know the current status of this building and are seeking any information you might have.

If you have information about jails in this New Mexico County or in any other area of the United States, please contact us via e-mail at HistoricJails@cs.com or you may call us at 505.541.1557. Thank you.