Film Codes: (For locations of the research facilities,
see Records.)
AASF: Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
FHL: Catholic church records filmed by the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints (LDS).
County:
Hidalgo County was created on February 25, 1919 from
the southern part of Grant County.
According to the New Mexico Blue
Book, 2001-02 edition, it was named for the Mexican
town of Guadalupe Hidalgo, where the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo was signed in 1848.
However, according to The Place Names of New Mexico, by Robert Julyan, 1996, and to the Service Record-World
War I and II, published by the V.F.W. Post No. 3099
in the late 1940s, Hidalgo county was named in honor
of El Cura Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the patriot priest who in 1810 led the revolt that resulted in Mexico's independence.
We thank Edmundo Saucedo of
Lordsburg, NM for additional information.
The Hidalgo County courthouse
is at 300 S. Shakespeare St., Lordsburg, NM 88045. Phone
(505) 542-9213; FAX (505) 542-3414.
Diocese: This county is in the Catholic
Diocese of Las Cruces. Almost all of the records are in
the individual parishes, except that records over 100
years old are housed at the Archives of the Diocese in
Las Cruces. See Records for the sources and addresses known to date.
Published
records:
New Mexico Genealogist: Since its first issue in 1962,
the Genealogist has been publishing a continuous
stream of county, state, and church records as well as
other informative articles. Available:
1) a CD containing every issue published in the first
forty years of publication: See NMG-CD.
2) a printed topic index 1962-1999: Book #E4b at NMGS
Press.
3) An index for each current year is provided within the Genealogist in that year's December issue.
4) There are also some articles from the Genealogist being published on this web site. For a list, see Genealogist
online.
Most Catholic church records are available
on microfilm, and volunteers have extracted, translated,
and published many of those records with indexes. Click
on the links below to see which other books are already
available from these two societies:
Assistance:
Due to the volume of incoming
mail, this webmaster is not able to answer online research
questions. Instead, please try our extensive link section. Two other volunteer groups are New
Mexico GenWeb and New
Mexico Ancestors. Both are linked to larger networks
of sites covering the entire state of New Mexico.
To the best of our knowledge, the information
presented here is accurate and up to date. If you have
corrections or additions to contribute, please add the
words "Catholic Church Project" in the subject
line, include your source reference, and email to: info@nmgs.org. Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico is a work-in-progress and the pages will be updated as
additional information is received.
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