N.M. Stat. § 4-20-1
That the present county of Quay is hereby abolished and there is hereby created the county of Washington, which said county of Washington shall be described and its boundaries shall be as follows, to wit:
beginning at a point on the boundary line between the states of New Mexico and Texas, the same being the northeast corner of township seventeen (17) north, range thirty-seven (37) east, fractional, N.M. P. M., and running thence west on the township line between townships seventeen (17) and eighteen (18) north to the northwest corner of township seventeen (17) north, range thirty-four (34) east; thence south on the range line between ranges thirty-three (33) and thirty-four (34) east, to a point where the same intersects the northwesterly right-of-way boundary line of the Rock Island railroad; thence southwesterly along said northwesterly right-of-way boundary line of the Rock Island railroad to a point where said line intersects the township line between townships thirteen (13) and fourteen (14) north; thence west on the township line between townships thirteen (13) and fourteen (14) north, to a point where the same intersects the east boundary line of the Baca location no. 2; thence south on the east boundary of the said Baca location no. 2 to the southeast corner of said Baca location no. 2; thence west on the south boundary of the Baca location no. 2 to the southwest corner of the same; thence north on the west boundary of said Baca location no. 2 to a point where the same intersects the southeast boundary line of the Pablo Montoya grant; thence southwesterly along the southeast boundary line of the Pablo Montoya grant to a point where the same intersects the range line between ranges twenty-six (26) and twenty-seven (27) east; thence south on the range line between ranges twenty-six (26) and twenty-seven (27) east to the southwest corner of township five (5) north, range twenty-seven (27) east; thence east on the township line between townships four (4) and five (5) north, to the southeast corner of township five (5) north, range thirty (30) east; thence north on the range line between ranges thirty (30) and thirty-one (31) east to the northeast corner of township five (5) north, range thirty (30) east; thence east on the township line between townships five (5) and six (6) north, to the southeast corner of township six (6) north, range thirty-two (32) east; thence north on the range line between ranges thirty-two (32) and thirty-three (33) east to the southeast corner of township seven (7) north, range thirty-two (32) east; thence east on the township line between townships six (6) and seven (7) north, to the southeast corner of township seven (7) north, range thirty-three (33) east; thence north on the range line between ranges thirty-three (33) and thirty-four (34) east, to the southeast corner of township eight (8) north, range thirty-three (33) east; thence east on the township line between townships seven (7) and eight (8) north, to the southeast corner of township eight (8) north, range thirty-four (34) east; thence north on the range line between ranges thirty-four (34) and thirty-five (35) east to the southeast [northeast] corner of township nine (9) [eight (8)] north, range thirty-four (34) east; thence east on the township line between townships eight (8) and nine (9) north to the boundary line between the states of New Mexico and Texas; thence north on the boundary line between the states of New Mexico and Texas to the intersection of the same with the township line between townships seventeen (17) and eighteen (18) north, N.M. P. M., and the place of beginning.
NMS § 4-20-1