Valencia County, New Mexico Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Valencia County Courthouse 444 Luna Ave; PO Box 1119 Los Lunas, NM 87031-1119 Phone: 505.866.2073 County Clerk has marriage records from 1865 and probate records from 1900; Clerk Distroct Court has divorce and court records

Parent County
1852--Valencia County was created on 9 January 1852 as one of the original counties. County seat: Los Lunas

Boundary Changes
On 19 June 1981, Valencia county lost the westernmost four-fifths to the creation of Cibola county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bernalillo
 * Cibola
 * Socorro
 * Torrance

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Bluewater
 * Ramah

Land
Land Records 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.

Newspapers
Valencia county NM Newspapers found at Library of Congress

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 Lunas New Mexico Family History Center
 * Los Lunas, New Mexico

Web Sites

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