Sandoval County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Sandoval County

Guide to Sandoval County New Mexico ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
Sandoval County Courthouse 711 Camino Del Pueblo; PO Box 40; Bernalillo, NM 87004 Phone: 505.867.2209 County Clerk has marriage, probate and land 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 Sandoval County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the.


 * 1903--Sandoval County was created 10 March 1903 from Bernalillo County.

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.

Populated Places
Algodones, Angostura, Bernalillo, Bland, Cabezon, Canon, Casa Salazar, Chical, Cochiti, Cochiti Lake, Cochiti Pueblo, Corrales, Counselor, Cuba, Cuervo Crossing, Deer Creek Landing, Deer Lake, Domingo, El Chapparal, El Llanito, Frijoles, Garrison, Gilman, Guadalupe, Jemez Pueblo, Jemez Springs, Juanita, La Gotera, La Jara, La Madera, La Placita, Lagunitas, Las Colonias, Las Huertas, LaVentana, Marquez, O'Neil Landing, Pena Blanca, Penistaja, Pines, Placitas, Ponderosa, Porter, Pueblo of Sandia Village, Puertecito, Ranchito, Regina, Rio Rancho, Rivajana, Rosario, San Felipe Pueblo, San Luis, San Miguel, San Pablo, San Ysidro, Sandia Pueblo, Santa Ana Pueblo, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Senorito, Seven Springs, Sierra de los Pinos, Sile, Sulphur Springs, Tecolote, Torreon, Upper La Jara, Zia Pueblo

Neighboring Counties

 * Bernalillo
 * Cibola
 * Los Alamos
 * McKinley
 * Rio Arriba
 * San Juan
 * Santa Fe

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

Specific Cemeteries

 * Algodones Cemetery
 * Bernalillo Cemetery
 * Cuba Presbyterian Cemetery
 * Guadalupe Cemetery
 * Jemez Springs Catholic Cemetery
 * La Bajada Cemetery
 * La Jara Cemetery
 * La Madera Cemetery
 * Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
 * Pena Blanca Cemetery
 * Placitas Cemetery
 * Ponderosa Cemetery
 * Regina Cemetery - About 1.5 miles south of Regina City on state route 96, at the end of Deer Ridge Rd
 * San Ysidro Cemetery
 * Sandoval Cemetery
 * Sile Cemetery
 * Tejon Cemetery
 * Vista Verde Memorial Park

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of Albuquerque and Santa Fe newspapers online. Their database is sometimes free at libraries.

Vital Records
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

New Mexico, County Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of New Mexico Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Los Alamos New Mexico Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Sandoval 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.