McKinley County, New Mexico Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1901--McKinley County was created 1 January 1901 (law dated 23 February 1899) from Bernalillo, Valencia, San Juan, and Rio Arriba Counties.
 * County seat: Gallup

Boundary Changes

 * 1901 - On 18 March 1901, McKINLEY gained from BERNALILLO, SAN JUAN, and VALENCIA counties, assuming present shape.

Neighboring Counties

 * Apache County, Arizona
 * Cibola
 * San Juan
 * Sandoval

Cemeteries
Ramah Cemetery in Ramah NM

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Gallup
 * Ramah

Land
The primary function of the McKinley County Clerk is to file and record documents of all kinds, including all land documents, maps and plats for the county, subdivision maps and surveys, legal descriptions, bills of sale, and property tax liens.

McKinley county NM Courthouse   207 West Hill St    Gallup, NM 87301

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Gallup New Mexico Family History Center in Gallup, New Mexico
 * Ramah New Mexico Family History Center in Ramah, New Mexico
 * Thoreau New Mexico Family History Center in Thoreau, New Mexico

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb for McKinley county NM. Has Cemeteries, Census, History, and Obituary information.