Torrance County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Torrance County



County Courthouse
Torrance County Courthouse 9th &amp; Allen; Estancia, NM 87016 Phone: 505.384.2221 County Clerk has marriage, informal probate records and land records from 1911; Clerk of the District Court has divorce and court 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 Torrance County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the.


 * 1903--Torrance County was created 16 March 1903 from Lincoln, San Miguel, Socorro, Santa Fe, Valencia, and Bernalillo Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bernalillo
 * Guadalupe
 * Lincoln
 * San Miguel
 * Santa Fe
 * Socorro
 * Valencia

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Edgewood New Mexico Family History Center

Web Sites

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