San Miguel County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States &gt; New Mexico &gt; San Miguel County

County Courthouse
San Miguel County Courthouse 500 W National Street Las Vegas, NM 87701 Phone: 505.425.9331 County Clerk has marriage records from 1880, probate records from 1939 and land records from 1800’s; Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1882

Parent County
1852--San Miguel County was created 9 January 1852 as a original county. County seat: Las Vegas

Neighboring Counties

 * Guadalupe
 * Harding
 * Mora
 * Quay
 * Santa Fe
 * Torrance

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in San Miguel County.


 * March 26-28, 1862 = Glorieta Pass, also known as La Glorieta Pass


 * Map showing Civil War battles in New Mexico.

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of Santa Fe and Albuquerque newspapers online. Their database is sometimes free at libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Las Vegas New Mexico Family History Center
 * Las Vegas, New Mexico

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.