Harding County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Harding County

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



County Courthouse
Harding County Courthouse 3rd &amp; Pine; PO Box 1002 Mosquero, NM 87733-1002 Phone: 505.673.2301 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court, and land records from 1921.

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 Harding County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the.


 * 1921--Harding County was created 4 March 1921 from Mora and Union counties.

Description
The county encompasses 2,138 square miles or 1,368,320 acres. 348,600 acres is State land, checker boarded throughout the county. Harding County is larger than either Delaware or Rhode Island but has less than one-half person per square mile. Only 26 of the nations' 3,142 counties have fewer people.

Ranching is the main industry. Most visible to visitors who venture off the beaten path into Harding County are the county's two villages. Otherwise, its miles and miles of ranchland for the some 50,000 beef cattle raised here each year. The county is Canadian River Canyon country to the west, high-plains prairie on the east. In the northern part of the county lies the Kiowa National Grasslands which contains 70,500 acres.

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

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

Populated Places

 * Mills
 * Mosquero (county seat)
 * Roy
 * Solano

Neighboring Counties

 * Colfax
 * Mora
 * Quay
 * San Miguel
 * Union

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

Search by Cemetery Name
Alamosa Cemetery, Armenta Plaza Cemetery, Bryantine Cemetery, Bueyeros Cemetery, Calvert Cemetery, Cejita Cemetery, David Cemetery, Garcia Cemetery, Hartley Ranch Cemetery, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Cemetery, Johnson Cemetery, Kelly Cemetery, Maytum Cemetery, Mestenito Cemetery, Mills Cemetery, Mitchell Ranch Cemetery, Mofax Cemetery, Mosquero Cemetery, Rosebud Cemetery, Roy Cemetery, Saint Joseph Cemetery, Solano Cemetery, Trujillo Cemetery, Vigil Cemetery

Search by Location
Alamitos, Bates, Bueyeros, Gallegos, Mills, Mosquero, Roy, Solano,

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.

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

Websites

 * Harding 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.