Cibola County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States &gt; New Mexico &gt; Cibola County

Parent County
On 19 June 1981 created from western four-fifths of Valencia County. County seat: Grants

Neighboring Counties

 * Apache County, Arizona
 * Bernalillo
 * Catron
 * McKinley
 * Sandoval
 * Socorro
 * Valencia

Cemeteries
Pioneer Memorial Park (also known as Bluewater Cemetery) in Bluewater NM at Find A Grave. From I-40, take the Bluewater Village exit, 606 or Main Street. South 1 mile to stopsign, turn left. About three quarters of a mile the cemeter will be off to the right.

McNeill Private Cemetery in Bluewater NM at Find A Grave. From I-40, take the Bluewater Village exit, 606 or Main Street. South a quarter mile, turn right on Center Street west a quarter mile, turn left on Fir Street south a quarter mile. Cemetery will be on the right.

Cibola County Cemeteries at Cibola New Mexico GenWeb.

Land
Land Records since 1981 are located at the County Clerks Office of Cibola County NM

Land Records before 1981 are located at the County Clerks Office of Valencia County NM

Most of the land in New Mexico was originally obtained from the US federal government by a patent. These General Land Office Records are searchable online and most have free images of patents to download. The minimum information needed for a search is the state where the land is located and the name of the person receiving the patent. Surveys and Land Status Records can also be searched here.

Newspapers
Cibola county NM Newspapers found at Library of Congress

Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Grants Family History Center    1010 Bondad Street     Grants New Mexico 87020

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. Maps, name indexes, history and other information for this county.