San Miguel County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  San Miguel County

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



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 of the District Court has divorce and court records from 1882.

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.
 * 22 September 1846 - San Miguel (del Bado) County was created based on an old Mexican government partido  as one of seven original New Mexico counties under General 's  of laws for the occupied Mexican territory. It formally became a part of the United States when the ended in 1848 with the signing of the.

Boundary Changes

 * 9 January 1852 - All New Mexico counties were redefined.

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.

Neighboring Counties

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

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

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

 * New Mexico Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of Santa Fe and Albuquerque newspapers online. Their database is sometimes free at libraries.

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
 * Las Vegas New Mexico Family History Center
 * Las Vegas, New Mexico

Web Sites

 * San Miguel 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.