San Juan County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  San Juan County

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

Description
Formed in 1887 from part of Rio Arriba County Indian reservations (and off-reservation trust lands) comprise 63.4 percent of the county's land area: The Navajo Indian Reservation takes up 60.45% and the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation another 2.93%.

The county seat is Aztec San Juan County is the location of The Four Corners Monument, which marks the quadripoint in the Navajo Nation and Ute Mountain Tribal Lands in the Southwest United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet. It is located on the Colorado Plateau west of U.S. Highway 160, 40 miles southwest of Cortez, Colorado. It is centered at 36°59'56.31532"N, 109°02'42.62019"W.

Not only is the point a perpendicular four-corner intersection, it is the only point in the United States shared by four states, leading to them being called the Four Corners region. A Ute Indian reservation abuts the point in Colorado. The landmark is run by the Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Department and is a popular tourist attraction, despite its isolated and even somewhat remote location.

The position of the point was initially surveyed by E. N. Darling in 1868, and marked with a sandstone marker. The first permanent marker at the point was placed in 1912. It was replaced in 1992 with a granite marker embedded with a large circular bronze disk around the point, surrounded by smaller, appropriately located state seals and flags.

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.
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of New Mexico - shows boundary changes for New Mexico Counties
 * New Mexico Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

See also Previous Jurisdictions to Land in Arizona for further details.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cities

 * Aztec
 * Bloomfield
 * Farmington

Census-designated places

 * Beclabito
 * Blanco
 * Crystal
 * Flora Vista
 * Huerfano
 * Kirtland
 * Nageezi
 * Napi HQ
 * Naschitti
 * Nenahnezad
 * Newcomb
 * Ojo Amarillo
 * Sanostee
 * Sheep Springs
 * Shiprock
 * Upper Fruitland

Other communities

 * Fruitland
 * Riverside

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

State Census Records

 * 1885 New Mexico Territorial Census 1885 at Ancestry (free)
 * Late 1800s 1800s Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s ($)

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for New Mexico starting in 1850. For links to Federal census indexes, see New Mexico Census.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Aztec
 * Bloomfield
 * Farmington
 * Jewett
 * Kirtland

Land
Online Land Records
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Maps

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of New Mexico - shows boundary changes for New Mexico Counties
 * NMGenWeb - historical maps

Revolutionary War

 * 1775 - 1783 - at FamilySearch - images only
 * For more nationwide Revolutionary War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch
 * For more nationwide Civil War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - New Mexico, World War I Records, 1917-1919 at Ancestry ($)
 * For more natiowide World War I databases, see US Military OnlineGenealogy Records.''

World War II

 * 1941 - 1945 - World War II Records, 1941-1945 State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel from: New Mexico
 * 1941 - 1945 - World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from: New Mexico
 * 1941 - 1945 - New Mexico, World War II Records, 1941-1945 at Ancestry ($)
 * For more nationwide World War II databases, see US Military Online Genealogy.

Newspapers

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

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1801 – 1993 New Mexico Wills and Probate Records 1801-1993 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1726 – 1918 at FamilySearch

Deaths

 * 1788 – 1798; 1838 – 1955 at FamilySearch
 * 1889 - 1945 at FamilySearch

Marriages

 * 1727 - 1900 New Mexico Marriages 1727-1900 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1751 - 1918 at FamilySearch

Societies and Libraries
Aztec Museum 125 North Main Street Aztgec, New Mexico, 87410 Telephone: 505-334-9829

Farmington Family History Center 400 West Apache Farmington, New Mexico, 87401 Telephone: 505-325-5813

Farmington Museum 302 N. Orchard Farmington, New Mexico, 87401-6227

San Juan County Historical Society PO Box 37 Flora Vista, New Mexico, 87415-0037

Totah Tracers Genealogical Society 1412 Anna Lane Farmington, NM 87401 Telephone: 505-632-2013 Website

Family History Centers
Farmington New Mexico Family History Center400 W Apache St Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico, United States *Location Map

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.