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Introduction Maps:    NM    So.CO Records and Sources Cities and Towns Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico Cibola County * Films marked with * have been transcribed and indexed by NMGS. € Films marked with € have been transcribed and indexed by HGRC-NM. ( ) Parentheses indicate that the book is a partial transcription of the film. Churches Parish Location Missions/Chapels Found on these Microfilms: San Esteban del Rey (1629-1641; 1966) Acoma Pueblo Acomita McCarty's Bapt. 1725-1778 Bapt. 1725-1777 AASF Reel 1 FHL 16719 Marr. 1726-1776 Marr. 1737-1760 AASF Reel 26 FHL 16719 Deaths 1726-1777 AASF Reel 34 FHL 16719 Bapt. 1777-1806 ADG Roll 2 Marr. 1847-1894 ADG Roll 4 Bapt. 1811-1837 ADG Roll 22 Bapt. 1840-1870 ADG Roll 23 Bapt. 1863-1886 ADG Roll 24 Bapt. 1886-1900 ADG Roll 25 San Jose (1699; 1706) Laguna Paraje (St. Mary Margaret); Paguate (St. Elizabeth); Encinal (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary); Seama (St. Anne); Mesita (Sacred Heart) Bapt. 1720-1776 AASF Reel 5, fr. 1005; FHL 16826 Bapt. 1777-1809 ADG Roll 1 € B19 Bapt. 1890-1894 ADG Roll 4 Bapt. 1811-1837 ADG Roll 22 € B19 Bapt. 1840-1890 ADG Roll 23 € B19 Bapt. 1863-1886 ADG Roll 24 Bapt. 1886-1900 ADG Roll 25 Marr. 1700-1777 AASF Reel 27, fr. 790 Marr. 1700-1711 FHL 16826 Marr. 1777-1847 ADG Roll 3  € M15 Marr. Index 1849-1885 15ADG Roll 4 Census stats 1801 FHL 0913167 Deaths 1726-1776 AASF Reel 36, fr. 097; FHL 16826 Deaths 1847-1851 ADG Roll 7 Deaths 1777-1825 ADG Roll 12 Our Lady of Sorrows (1746; 1864; 1873) Cebolleta (Seboyeta) Bibo; Moquino; Atarque Bapt. 1854-1863 ADG Roll 5 Bapt. 1893-1899 (with Index) ADG Roll 6 Deaths 1860-1893; Marr. (partial) for 1822 ADG Roll 8 Marr. 1852-1867 ADG Roll 9   €M15 Marr. 1847-1889 ADG Roll 10   € M15 Marr. 1890-1904 ADG Roll 11   € M15 Bapt. 1811-1837 ADG Roll 22 Bapt. 1840-1890 ADG Roll 23 Bapt. 1863-1886 ADG Roll 24 Bapt. 1886-1900 ADG Roll 25 San Rafael (1879; 1971) San Rafael   Marr. 1890-1904 ADG Roll 11   € M15 Bapt. 1811-1837 ADG Roll 22 Bapt. 1840-1890 ADG Roll 23 Bapt. 1863-1886 ADG Roll 24 Bapt. 1886-1900 ADG Roll 25 St. Joseph the Worker (1921) San Fidel Cubero   St. Teresa de Avila (1942) Grants San Mateo; San Rafael   St. Vivian (1969) Milan     San Mateo (1981) San Mateo   Bapt. 1811-1837 ADG Roll 22 Bapt. 1840-1890 ADG Roll 23 Bapt. 1863-1886 ADG Roll 24 Bapt. 1886-1900 ADG Roll 25 San Lorenzo (1981) Tinaja

Film Codes: AASF: Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. ADG: Archives of the Diocese of Gallup. FHL : Catholic church records filmed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).  (For locations of the research facilities, see Records.)

County: Cibola, New Mexico's newest county, was created June 19, 1981 from what formerly had been western Valencia County. It takes its name from the Seven Cities of Cibola. The County Courthouse is in Grants at 515 W. High Street. Mail to P.O. Box 190, Grants NM 87020. Phone (505) 285-2535; FAX (505) 533-6433. Diocese: This county is within the Catholic Diocese of Gallup (see map). Where can you search the records, books, and microfilm? See Records for the sources known to date. Books: 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: New Mexico Genealogical Society  (NMGS)             (www.nmgs.org/books.htm) Hispanic Genealogical Research Center  (HGRC-NM) (www.hgrc-nm.org/saleitms/pubs&oth.htm) 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. Introduction Maps:    NM    So.CO Records and Sources Cities and Towns 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.