Cibola County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Cibola County

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



County Courthouse
Cibola County Courthouse 515 W High Avenue Grants, NM 87020-2526 Phone:. 505.287.8107 County Clerk has records from 1981.

Parent County

 * Until 1821 - Spain controlled the land, called New Spain, that later would become Arizona. Records may have been sent to the archives in Seville, Spain or to archives in Mexico City.
 * In 1821 - Mexico obtained jurisdiction over the land that later would become New Mexico. Records may have been sent to archives in Mexico City.
 * 18 Aug 1846 - During the war with Mexico, the US took control of Santa Fe and proclaimed sovereignty over the land that later became the New Mexico Territory. Look for records in the National Archives and Records Administration, the Mexico Archives and the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives.
 * 4 July 1848 - In the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Mexico ceded most of present day New Mexico. The land south of the Gila River was not ceded, it remained in control of Mexico. Look for records in the National Archives and Records Administration, the Mexico Archives and the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives.
 * 9 Jan 1852 - New Mexico redefined the boundaries of previous counties and created new ones to cover all the land within its territory. Valencia County was expanded to cover land that stretched across what is now New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada.  Look for records in Valencia County.
 * 24 Feb 1863 - The US created the Arizona Territory from the western half of New Mexico Territory. Valencia County was reduced in size to that portion still within New Mexico Territory. Look for records in the Arizona State Library and New Mexico State Records Center and Archives

19 June 1981 - New Mexico created Cibola County from the western four-fifths of Valencia County. Look for records in Cibola 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
Acoma Pueblo· Acomita· Amado· Anzac· Atarque· Ballejos· Bibo· Bluewater· Budville· Cañada de la Cruz· Carr· Casa Blanca· Closson· Correo· Cranes· Cubero· De Vargas· Diener· El Gallo Spring· El Morro· Fence Lake· Grants· Grants Camp· Grants Station· Harmon· Hayton· Hinkson· Horace· Inscription Rock· Jalaroso· Juan Tafoya· Kettner· Laguna· Laguna Pueblo· Lamance· La Vega de San Jose· Mazon's· McCarty's· Mesita· Milan· Moquino· New Laguna· Ojo del Gallo· Old San Jose· Paguate· Paguate Mesa· Paraje· San Fidel· San Mateo· San Rafael· Santa Maria de Acoma· Sawyer· Seama· Seboyeta· Tank Canyon· Techado· Tingle· Trechado

Neighboring Counties

 * Apache County, Arizona
 * Bernalillo, New Mexico
 * Catron, New Mexico
 * McKinley, New Mexico
 * Sandoval, New Mexico
 * Socorro, New Mexico
 * Valencia, New Mexico

Cemeteries
County information: New Mexico information:
 * Cibola County Cemeteries at Cibola New Mexico GenWeb.
 * Pioneer Memorial Park (also known as Bluewater Cemetery) in Bluewater NM at Find A Grave.
 * McNeill Family Cemetery in Bluewater NM at Find A Grave.
 * New Mexico Tombstone Transcription Project
 * New Mexico Cemetery Records
 * New Mexico Cemetery Record Information Online
 * 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

Land
Land Records since 1981 are located at the County Clerks Office of Cibola County NM

Land Records before 1981 are located at the County Clerks Office of Valencia County NM

Most of the land in New Mexico was originally obtained from the US federal government by a patent. These General Land Office Records are searchable online and most have free images of patents to download. The minimum information needed for a search is the state where the land is located and the name of the person receiving the patent. Surveys and Land Status Records can also be searched here.

Newspapers
Cibola county NM Newspapers found at Library of Congress

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

Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Grants Family History Center    1010 Bondad Street     Grants New Mexico 87020

Web Sites

 * Cibola County, NM History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * New Mexico Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * New Mexico Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. Maps, name indexes, history and other information for this county.