Bernalillo County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Bernalillo County

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



County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1885, probate records from 1895 and land records from 1888; District Court Clerk has divorce and court records.

Parent County

 * Before 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.
 * In 1821 - Mexico obtained 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 - Bernalillo County was created based on an old Mexican government partido  under the  of laws for the occupied Mexican territory. Bernalillo county was one of seven original New Mexico counties. This code named after General  In 1848, New Mexico Territory formally became a part of the United States when the  ended with the signing of the.



Boundary Changes

 * 9 January 1852 - All New Mexico counties were redefined. Bernalillo county was extended west to the California border including land in present day Arizona and Nevada.  Residents far from the county seat, probably did not send many records to the county offices.
 * 29 December 1863 - Arizona Territory was created from the western half of New Mexico Territory. Bernalillo county was reduced in size to the portion that was still in New Mexico Territory.
 * 13 Jan 1876 SANTA ANA county discontinued, BERNALILLO county gained all of its lands and records.
 * 1 Jan 1901 BERNALILLO county lost land to the creation of McKINLEY county.

14 Apr 1903 BERNALILLO county lost land to the creation of SANDOVAL county. 1 Jan 1905 BERNALILLO county lost land to the creation of TORRANCE county.

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

Populated Places
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Neighboring Counties

 * Cibola, New Mexico
 * Sandoval, New Mexico
 * Santa Fe, New Mexico
 * Torrance, New Mexico
 * Valencia, New Mexico

Cemeteries

 * Bernalillo county Cemeteries at Find A Grave


 * Tijeras Cemetery, Tijeras at BillionGraves. Cemetery appears to be inside south part of freeway interchange involving State Highway 337, US 85, and I-40. A small church is also inside this as well.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Albuquerque

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 Albuquerque and Santa Fe newspapers online. Their database is sometimes free at libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Albuquerque New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico
 * Albuquerque New Mexico East in Albuquerque, New Mexico
 * Albuquerque New Mexico West in Albuquerque, New Mexico
 * Zimmerman Library  at University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico
 * 'Introduction to LDS Family History Centers'

Web Sites

 * Bernalillo County, NMGenWeb County Burials, Census, Marriages, Yearbooks, Bibliography, Cemeteries, cities, maps, and photos for this county.
 * Bernalillo County Genealogy at New Mexico Genealogy
 * Bernalillo County Genealogy at New Mexico Genealogy