Cibola County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Cibola County

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

Description
Cibola County was created in 1981 out of the huge western most part of what was then Valencia County. Cibola County Land area is approximately 4,542 square miles. Cibola county borders McKinley County to the north, Bernalillo County to the east, Catron County to the south, and Apache County, Arizona to the west.

Boundary Changes

 * 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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

City

 * Grants (county seat)

Town

 * Milan

Census-designated places

 * Acomita Lake
 * Anzac Village
 * Bibo
 * Bluewater Acres
 * Bluewater Village
 * Cubero
 * Encinal
 * Fence Lake
 * Laguna
 * McCartys Village
 * Mesita
 * Moquino
 * North Acomita Village
 * Paguate
 * Paraje
 * Pinehill
 * San Fidel
 * San Mateo
 * San Rafael
 * Seama
 * Seboyeta
 * Skyline-Ganipa
 * South Acomita Village

Unincorporated communities

 * Alaska
 * Candy Kitchen
 * Casa Blanca
 * Cebolleta
 * Cebolletita
 * Cubero
 * El Rito
 * Mountain View
 * New Laguna

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

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.

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

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.

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
Cibola county NM Newspapers found at Library of Congress

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

Societies and Libraries
Cibola County Historical Society POB 346 Grants, NM 87020 Telephone: 505-285-6611 Website

Family History Centers
Grants New Mexico Family History Center 1010 Bondad Ave Grants NM 87020 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. Maps, name indexes, history and other information for this county.