San Juan County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  San Juan County

Guide to San Juan County New Mexico genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
San Juan County Courthouse 100 S Oliver Drive Aztec, NM 87410 Phone:. 505.334.9471 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1887 and probate records from 1899; Clerk District Court has divorce and court records

Parent County

 * Up until 1821 - New Spain controlled land that later would become New Mexico and Arizona. Some records of early settlers may have been sent to an archives in Seville, Spain, or to archives in Mexico City.
 * From 1821 until 1846 - Mexico had jurisdiction over the land that later would become New Mexico and Arizona. Some records of this period may have been sent to archives in Mexico City. Starting in 1846 United States forces occupied New Mexico during the.
 * 1848 - Land that became San Juan County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the.


 * 1887--San Juan County was created 24 February 1887 from Rio Arriba County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating New Mexico County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation New Mexico County Boundary Maps" (1845-1981) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. See also Previous Jurisdictions to land in Arizona for further details.

Neighboring Counties

 * Apache County, Arizona
 * Archuleta County, Colorado
 * La Plata County, Colorado
 * McKinley
 * Montezuma County, Colorado
 * Rio Arriba
 * San Juan County, Utah
 * Sandoval

Cemeteries

 * New Mexico Cemetery Records
 * AHGP New Mexico Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project
 * New Mexico Cemetery Records, Luna to Valencia
 * New Mexico Cemetery Record Information Online
 * New Mexico Tombstone Transcription Project
 * New Mexico Cemeteries Project
 * New Mexico Vital Record Information: Cemeteries
 * Online New Mexico Death Records and Indexes
 * Cemeteries of New Mexico
 * BillionGraves.com - Provides photos and GPS locations of grave markers.
 * Cyndi's List - Cemeteries &amp; funeral homes
 * Findagrave.com
 * Interment.net
 * Rootsweb
 * UsGenweb.org


 * Archunde Farm
 * Aztec
 * Beclabito
 * Black House Mesa
 * Blanco-Turley
 * Bloomfield Catholic
 * Bloomfield
 * Borrego Pass Community
 * Brethren in Christ Mission
 * Brock Family
 * Cedar Hill
 * Chaco Canyon
 * Chaco Plant
 * Crystal
 * Cudel
 * Dustin Masonic Memorial Park
 * East Hammond
 * Emanuel Mission
 * Escrito
 * Family
 * Farmington Memory Gardens
 * First Presbyterian Church Columbarium
 * Flora Vista
 * Garnanez
 * Greenhorn
 * Greenlawn Findagrave
 * Greenlawn BillionGraves
 * Hammond
 * Haynes
 * Highalnd
 * Hogback
 * Huerfano
 * Jewett Valley (Waterflow)
 * Kimbeto
 * Kirtland
 * Kirkland (Kirtland-Fruitland)
 * La Plata
 * Lake Valley
 * Little Water
 * Los Martinez
 * Lybrook
 * Memorial Gardens
 * Memory Gardens
 * Memory Gardens
 * Mitten Rock
 * Monscisco
 * Mountain View
 * Nageezi
 * Naschitt
 * Navajo Methodist Mission
 * Nez Family
 * Otis
 * Our Lady of Guadalupe
 * Pillow Hill Family
 * Rose Garden
 * Sacred Heart
 * Saint Luke
 * Saint Marys Catholic
 * Saint Rose de Lima Catholic Church
 * San Juan Mission
 * Sanostee
 * Santa Rosa
 * Sheep Springs
 * Shiprock
 * Shiprock Veterans
 * Silago Altsosie Ba alchini
 * St. Mary's Columbarium St. Mary's Catholic Church
 * Table Mesa
 * Toadlena Northwest Community
 * Top of Sullivan Hill
 * Turley
 * Two Gray Hills
 * Waterflow (Jewett Valley)
 * Wetherill
 * White Rock
 * Yellowpoint
 * Yucca Hills Garden Family

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Aztec
 * Bloomfield
 * Farmington
 * Jewett
 * Kirtland

Newspapers

 * New Mexico Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of New Mexico Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Farmington New Mexico (Family History Center) 400 W Apache St Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico, United States Phone: 505-325-5813 Hours: T 9am-4pm; W 1pm-4pm, 6:30pm-9pm, Th 9am-4pm, 6:30pm-9pm; F 1pm-4pm; Sat 9am-12pm Closed: Mondays

This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * San Juan County, NM History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * New Mexico Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * New Mexico Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.