San Miguel County, New Mexico Genealogy

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County Courthouse
San Miguel County Courthouse 500 W National Street Las Vegas, NM 87701 Phone: 505.425.9331 County Clerk has marriage records from 1880, probate records from 1939 and land records from 1800’s; Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1882

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.
 * 22 September 1846 - Taos County was created based on an old Mexican government partido  as one of seven original New Mexico counties under General 's  of laws for the occupied Mexican territory. It formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican War ended in 1848 with the signing of the.

Boundary Changes

 * 9 January 1852 - All New Mexico counties were redefined. Taos county was extended west to the California border including land in present day Arizona and Nevada.  There is a small chance that a few records from 1846 to 1963 in what is now Arizona may  have been sent to courthouses in their respective New Mexico counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Guadalupe
 * Harding
 * Mora
 * Quay
 * Santa Fe
 * Torrance

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in San Miguel County.


 * March 26-28, 1862 = Glorieta Pass, also known as La Glorieta Pass


 * Map showing Civil War battles in New Mexico.

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Las Vegas New Mexico Family History Center
 * Las Vegas, New Mexico

Web Sites

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