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New Mexico
Research Outline
   

Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog™
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

BIBLE RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) have collected some Bible records for New Mexico families. These are available at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. and at the Family History Library (FHL film 860340).


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BIOGRAPHYLook this term up in the glossary.

The best collection of published biographies in New Mexico is at the New Mexico State Library. The Family History Library has some biographies. Representative biographical encyclopediasLook this term up in the glossary. are:

An Illustrated History of New Mexico and Biographical Mention of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Citizens of Today. . . . Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895. (FHL film 1000217.)

Chavez, Fray Angelico. Origins of New Mexico Families in the Spanish Colonial Period. . . . 1954. Reprint, Albuquerque: The University of Albuquerque, 1973. (FHL book 978.9 D2c 1973.) This pertains to the period from 1598 to 1821.

Coan, Charles F. A History of New Mexico . . . Historical and Biographical. 3 vols. Chicago: The American Historical Society, 1925. (FHL film 1000220.) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.

History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People. 2 vols. Los Angeles: Pacific States Publishing Co., 1907. (FHL book 978.9 H2h; vol. 1 on film 844902; vol. 2 on film 1000217 item 2.)


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CEMETERIESLook this term up in the glossary.

There is no major statewide collection or index of cemetery transcripts for New Mexico. Some tombstone inscriptions have been published in periodicals. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection contains some tombstone inscriptions from New Mexico. This collection is described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline. See the United States Research Outline for further suggestions on locating cemetery records.


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CENSUSLook this term up in the glossary.


FederalLook this term up in the glossary.

Many of the federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The United States Research Outline provides detailed information regarding these records.

The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses of New Mexico for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 and a special 1885 territorial census. The 1890 census was destroyed but the 1890 Union veterans schedule and index are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library.

The Family History Library has statewide indexesLook this term up in the glossary. for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses in book format. SoundexLook this term up in the glossary. (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses.

The New Mexico State Historical Society in Santa Fe has mortality schedulesLook this term up in the glossary. for 1850, 1860, and 1870. These records are not at the Family History Library.


SpanishLook this term up in the glossary. and MexicanLook this term up in the glossary. Colonial Censuses

Spanish and Mexican colonial censuses exist for 1750, 1790, 1802, 1816, 1822, 1823, 1826, 1827, 1830 and 1845. The colonial censuses include the wife's maiden nameLook this term up in the glossary.. These censuses are incomplete and do not include all families in New Mexico.

The colonial censuses are available at the New Mexico Records Center and Archives, the University of New Mexico Library, and the Family History Library. They have been transcribed and indexed in:

Olmsted, Virginia L. Spanish and Mexican Colonial Censuses of New Mexico: 1790, 1823, 1845. Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1975. (FHL book 978.9 X2o.)

Olmsted, Virginia L. Spanish and Mexican Censuses of New Mexico: 1750-1830. Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1981. (FHL book 978.9 X2ov 1750-1830.)

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