Sandoval County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Sandoval County



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.

Populated Places
Algodones, Angostura, Bernalillo, Bland, Cabezon, Canon, Casa Salazar, Chical, Cochiti, Cochiti Lake, Cochiti Pueblo, Corrales, Counselor, Cuba, Cuervo Crossing, Deer Creek Landing, Deer Lake, Domingo, El Chapparal, El Llanito, Frijoles, Garrison, Gilman, Guadalupe, Jemez Pueblo, Jemez Springs, Juanita, La Gotera, La Jara, La Madera, La Placita, Lagunitas, Las Colonias, Las Huertas, LaVentana, Marquez, O'Neil Landing, Pena Blanca, Penistaja, Pines, Placitas, Ponderosa, Porter, Pueblo of Sandia Village, Puertecito, Ranchito, Regina, Rio Rancho, Rivajana, Rosario, San Felipe Pueblo, San Luis, San Miguel, San Pablo, San Ysidro, Sandia Pueblo, Santa Ana Pueblo, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Senorito, Seven Springs, Sierra de los Pinos, Sile, Sulphur Springs, Tecolote, Torreon, Upper La Jara, Zia Pueblo

Neighboring Counties

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

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

Newspapers

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

Vital Records
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

New Mexico, County Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Los Alamos New Mexico Family History Center
 * Los Alamos, New Mexico

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.