Santa Fe County, New Mexico Genealogy

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

Description
Santa Fe county is located in the central area of the state.

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

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Santa Fe Bible Records at USGenWeb - New Mexico

Biographies
Biographies may recount a brief summary of an ancestor's life or profile a lengthy story about their interactions and impact on their community.


 * Santa Fe County Biographies - Genealogy Trails

Cemeteries
The oldest cemetery in the Southwest, except the graveyard immediately surrounding San Miguel Church (Santa Fe City), was very near the Garita (Santa Fe City). The following is a lit of cemeteries in Santa Fe County, New Mexico


 * Black Mesa Cemetery
 * Cañoncito Cemetery
 * Cedar Grove Cemetery
 * Chimayo Catholic Cemetery
 * Cristo Rey Cemetery
 * Cundiyo Cemetery
 * Fairview Cemetery
 * Fort Sumner Post Cemetery
 * Glorieta Cemetery
 * Golden Cemetery
 * Guadalupe Cemetery
 * Holy Family Church Cemetery
 * Hyer Cemetery
 * Lamy Cemetery
 * Los Cerrillos Protestant Cemetery
 * Madrid Cemetery
 * Memorial Gardens (aka Santa Fe Memorial Gardens)
 * Mountain Valley Cemetery
 * New Galisteo Cemetery
 * Ojo de Vaca Cemetery
 * Old Galisteo Cemetery
 * Rosario Cemetery
 * San Isidro Cemetery
 * San Miguelito Cemetery (aka San Miguel's Cemetery)
 * San Pedro Cemetery
 * Santa Fe National Cemetery
 * Stanley Cemetery

Census Records
Federal Census Records Federal Censuses were taken for New Mexico starting in 1850. For links to Federal census indexes, see New Mexico Census.

Territory / Province Census Records


 * 1821 New Mexico Province, Santa Fe Parish at FamilySearch Library
 * 1885 New Mexico Territorial Census 1885 at Ancestry (free)
 * Late 1800s 1800s Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s ($)



Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1701 - 1956 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1760-1799 New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations (1760 to 1799) at New Mexico Genealogical Society — abstracts
 * 1800-1893 New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations (1800 to 1893) at New Mexico Genealogical Society — abstracts
 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic

Parish registers (baptisms, marriages, and burials) are available online for the following years:


 * Catholic Church. Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, 1678-1900 FamilySearch Library
 * Catholic Church. Cristo Rey, 1939-1956, at FamilySearch
 * Catholic Church. Cathedral of San Francisco de Asis, 1747-1851, at FamilySearch
 * Catholic Church. Our Lady of Guadalupe,  1881-1956, at FamilySearch
 * Catholic Church. Santa Cruz de la Cañada, baptisms, 1710-1860, at FamilySearch
 * Catholic Church. St. Vincent Hospital,  1887-1956, at FamilySearch
 * Catholic Church. St. Anne,  1943-1956, at FamilySearch
 * Catholic Church. St. John the Baptist,  1953-1956, at FamilySearch

Presbyterian


 * Membership Records for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Santa Fe Branch, 1939-1941

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints


 * The First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1866-1902

Directories

 * 1928 - 1960, Santa Fe at Ancestry


 * 1932 - 1959, Santa Fe at MyHeritage

Funeral Homes

 * Avista Cremation and Burial in Santa Fe
 * Berardinelli Family Funeral Service in Santa Fe
 * DeVargas Funeral Home and Crematory in Española
 * McGee Memorial Chapel Mortuary in Santa Fe
 * Rivera Family Funerals and Cremations in Española and Santa Fe
 * Riverside Funeral Home in Santa Fe

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and 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
 * 1863 - 1908 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908 at Ancestry - ($), index and images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * The Old Santa Fé Trail: The Story of a Great Highway by Henry Inman, published 1897. Book available on Google Books


 * Santa Fe: The City of the Holy Faith by Frederick Webb Hodge. (Transcription available on Genealogy Trails)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1883 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Fe - Library of Congress
 * 1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Fe - Library of Congress
 * 1890 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Fe - Library of Congress
 * 1898 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Fe - Library of Congress
 * 1906 A Description of Settlements in Santa Fe County in 1906 - Genealogy Trails


 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of New Mexico - shows boundary changes for New Mexico Counties
 * NMGenWeb - historical maps

Military Records
Colonial New Mexico


 * Military records : Colonial New Mexico, notas y revistas by Henrietta M. Christmas.

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * For more nationwide Civil War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

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.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

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

 * 1940 - 1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 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.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1881-1983 New Mexico, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1881-1983 at Ancestry
 * 1882-1983 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers
For a listing of newspapers that served the county from the 1840s to present, visit the listing for Newspapers on this Genealogy Trails website.

Online Newspapers


 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * New Mexico Historical Newspapers at University of New Mexico Digital Repository
 * NewspaperArchive ($)
 * Newspapers.com ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1801-1993 New Mexico Wills and Probate Records 1801-1993 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

School Records
Schools of interest in Santa Fe include:


 * The Presbyterian Mission School was attended by about one hundred girls of Spanish-American birth from New Mexico Territory.
 * Government Indian School

School records include:


 * Yearbooks on Ancestry.com
 * Yearbooks on Classmates.com
 * Yearbooks on MyHeritage.com

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Vital Records

 * 1701 - 1956 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Birth

 * 1726 – 1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1727 - 1900 New Mexico Marriages 1727-1900 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1751 - 1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * January 1858 - October 1889 New Mexico marriages at St. Francis Church/Cathedral at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1788 – 1798; 1838 – 1955 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1889 - 1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; Also at: Ancestry ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Edgewood New Mexico FamilySearch Center
 * Las Vegas New Mexico FamilySearch Center
 * Santa Fe New Mexico FamilySearch Center
 * White Rock New Mexico FamilySearch Center


 * Vista Grande Public Library - an affiliate library

Societies
Historic Santa Fe Foundation 545 Canyon Rd, Suite 2 Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: 505-983-2567 Email: [mailto:info@historicsantafe.org info@historicsantafe.org] Facebook Website New Mexico Jewish Historical Society 5520 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 Phone: 505-348-4471 Email: [mailto:admin@nmjhs.org admin@nmjhs.org] Facebook Website San Ildefonso Historical Society Route 5, Box 315-A Santa Fe, NM 87501 Santa Fe County Historical Society PO Box 1985 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Santa Fe County New Mexico Genealogical Society 410 Rodeo Rd Santa Fe, NM 87505 Email: [mailto:sfcnmgs@gmail.com sfcnmgs@gmail.com] Facebook Santa Fe Historical Society PO Box 323 Springer, NM 87747

Websites

 * Santa Fe County, NM History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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.
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records