Torrance County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Torrance County

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



County Courthouse
Torrance County Courthouse 9th &amp; Allen; Estancia, NM 87016 Phone: 505.384.2221 County Clerk has marriage, informal probate records and land records from 1911; Clerk of the 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 Torrance County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the.


 * 1903--Torrance County was created 16 March 1903 from Lincoln, San Miguel, Socorro, Santa Fe, Valencia, and Bernalillo Counties.

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.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Bernalillo, New Mexico
 * Guadalupe, New Mexico
 * Lincoln, New Mexico
 * San Miguel, New Mexico
 * Santa Fe, New Mexico
 * Socorro, New Mexico
 * Valencia, New Mexico

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

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Family History Centers

 * Edgewood New Mexico Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Torrance 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.