Los Alamos County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Los Alamos County

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



County Courthouse
Los Alamos County Courthouse PO Box 30 2300 Trinity Drive Los Alamos, NM 87544-3051 Phone: 505.662.8010 County Clerk has marriage records from 1940, land records from 1949, probate records from 1953, and burial records from 1961; District Court Clerk 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 Los Alamos County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the.


 * 1949--Los Alamos County was created 16 March 1949 from Sandoval and Santa Fe 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.

Neighboring Counties

 * Rio Arriba
 * Sandoval
 * Santa Fe

Cemeteries

 * New Mexico Cemetery Records
 * AHGP New Mexico Cemetery Transcription &amp; 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

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

Family History Centers

 * Los Alamos New Mexico Family History Center 1967 18th St Los Alamos NM 87544 United States Location Map


 * White Rock New Mexico Family History Center Los Alamos NM 87544 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * Los Alamos 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.