Sandoval County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Sandoval County

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



County Courthouse
Sandoval County Courthouse 711 Camino Del Pueblo; PO Box 40; Bernalillo, NM 87004 Phone: 505.867.2209 County Clerk has marriage, probate and land 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 Sandoval County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the.


 * 1903--Sandoval County was created 10 March 1903 from Bernalillo County.

Description
Founded 1903 Seat Bernalillo Largest city Rio Rancho

Sandoval County has 12 Indian reservations within its borders.

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.
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of New Mexico - shows boundary changes for New Mexico Counties
 * New Mexico Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Record Loss
Sandoval County Courthouse had a Record loss in 1926.

City

 * Rio Rancho

Town

 * Bernalillo (county seat)

Villages

 * Corrales
 * Cuba
 * Jemez Springs
 * San Ysidro

Census-designated places

 * Algodones
 * Cochiti
 * Jemez Pueblo
 * La Jara
 * Pena Blanca
 * Placitas
 * Ponderosa
 * Pueblo of Sandia Village
 * Regina
 * San Felipe Pueblo
 * Santa Ana Pueblo
 * Santo Domingo Pueblo
 * Torreon
 * Zia Pueblo

Unincorporated community

 * Counselor

Neighboring Counties

 * Bernalillo
 * Cibola
 * Los Alamos
 * McKinley
 * Rio Arriba
 * San Juan
 * Santa Fe

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

Specific Cemeteries

 * Algodones Cemetery
 * Bernalillo Cemetery
 * Cuba Presbyterian Cemetery
 * Guadalupe Cemetery
 * Jemez Springs Catholic Cemetery
 * La Bajada Cemetery
 * La Jara Cemetery
 * La Madera Cemetery
 * Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
 * Pena Blanca Cemetery
 * Placitas Cemetery
 * Ponderosa Cemetery
 * Regina Cemetery - About 1.5 miles south of Regina City on state route 96, at the end of Deer Ridge Rd
 * San Ysidro Cemetery
 * Sandoval Cemetery
 * Sile Cemetery
 * Tejon Cemetery
 * Vista Verde Memorial Park

State Census Records

 * 1885 New Mexico Territorial Census 1885 at Ancestry (free)
 * Late 1800s 1800s Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s ($)

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

Church
Catholic

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

Land
Online Land 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
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Maps

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of New Mexico - shows boundary changes for New Mexico Counties
 * NMGenWeb - historical maps

Revolutionary War

 * 1775 - 1783 - at FamilySearch - images only
 * For more nationwide Revolutionary War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Civil War

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

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

 * 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.

Newspapers

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

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Births

 * 1726 – 1918 at FamilySearch

Deaths

 * 1788 – 1798; 1838 – 1955 at FamilySearch
 * 1889 - 1945 at FamilySearch

Marriages

 * 1727 - 1900 New Mexico Marriages 1727-1900 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1751 - 1918 at FamilySearch

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

New Mexico, County Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Societies and Libraries
Sandoval County Historical Society PO Box 692 Bernalillo, NM, 87004 Telephone: 505-867-2755 E-mail:[mailto:schsinfo@sandcohist.fatcow.com schsinfo@sandcohist.fatcow.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * Los Alamos New Mexico Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Sandoval 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.