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:
Valencia County was created January 9, 1852 and was
named for a 17th century villa built by Francisco de Valencia,
the Spanish official in charge of the area. The original
county included the territory between Bernalillo and Socorro
counties. The southern part of San Miguel County was enlarged
to include the eastern part of Valencia (see the map of New Mexico in 1852). The Valencia County Courthouse address is P. O. Box 969, Los Lunas, NM 87031.
Phone (505) 866-2073; FAX (505) 866-2002.
Diocese: This county is within the Catholic Archdiocese of Santa
Fe (see map). Where
can you search the records, books, and microfilm? See Records for the sources and addresses known to date.
Published
records:
The 1850 Valencia County census
is on FHL microfilm #0443668. It is also available as
a published book (indexed by surname), from the New Mexico
Genealogical Society. See NMGS
Press, Book B1a.
Specific films which have been transcribed
and published are marked in the lists above.
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. Now 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
articles 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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