Santa Fe County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Santa Fe County

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



County Courthouse
Santa Fe County Courthouse 102 Grant Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: 505.986.6280 County Clerk has marriage records from 1900, probate records from 1894 and land records from 1848

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.
 * 22 September 1846 - Santa Fe County was created based on an old Mexican government partido  as one of seven original New Mexico counties under General 's  of laws for the occupied Mexican territory. It formally became a part of the United States when the ended in 1848 with the signing of the.

Boundary Changes

 * 9 January 1852 - All New Mexico counties were redefined.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bernalillo
 * Los Alamos
 * Mora
 * Rio Arriba
 * San Miguel
 * Sandoval
 * Torrance

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Santa Fe

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Santa Fe County.


 * March 26-28, 1862 = Glorieta Pass, also known as La Glorieta Pass


 * Map showing Civil War battles in New Mexico.

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Santa Fe New Mexico Family History Center
 * Santa Fe, New Mexico

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.