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Introduction Maps:    NM    So.CO Records and Sources Cities and Towns Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico Socorro 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 that roll of film. Churches Parish Location Missions/Chapels Microfilm San Miguel (ca. 1816) Socorro Lemitar; Polvadera; Luis Lopez; San Antonio; Florida; Alamillo Bapt. 1821-1850 AASF 18, FHL 16993, and FHL 16996 Bapt. 1850-1865 FHL 1930433 Bapt. 1854-1865 AASF 92 € Bapt. 1865-1931 FHL 16994 Bapt. 1932-1956 FHL 16995 Bapt. (San Marcial) 1869-1885 FHL 16997 Bapt. (San Marcial) 1921-1934 FHL 16995 Census (San Miguel) 1833, 1845 FHL 1930433; AASF 92, Fr. 360-374 and 400-416    *1 Marr. 1821-1853 AASF 32, Fr. 138; FHL 0016996 Marr. 1854-1881 AASF 92; FHL 1930433   € Marr. 1882-1898 AASF 115A   € Marr. 1898-1900 AASF 116-A Marr. 1882-1956 FHL 16997 Marr. (San Marcial) 1883-1921 FHL 16997 Marr. (San Marcial) 1921-1931 FHL 16995 Deaths 1821-1853 AASF 41, Fr. 696; FHL 0016996 Deaths 1854-1877; 1882-1912: FHL 1930433 Deaths 1913-1956 FHL 16997 (also listed as 16996) Deaths (San Marcial) 1921-1933 FHL 16995 San Marcial Mission San Marcial   Bapt. 1869-1885 FHL 16997 Bapt. (San Miguel) 1894-1921 FHL 16994 Bapt. 1921-1934 FHL 16995 Marr. 1883-1887; 1894-1902 AASF 116A € Marr. 1883-1921 FHL 16997 Marr. 1921-1931 FHL 16995 Deaths 1899-1921 FHL 1930439 Deaths 1921-1933 FHL 16995 During times when San Marcial Mission did not have a resident priest, marriages were held at San Miguel Parish in Socorro (marriages Jan 1854 - 1883 and 1887 to 1894). Those are indicated. Sabinal, although in Socorro County, is near enough to Belen that many baptisms were performed in Belen (Valencia County). Our Lady of Sorrows La Joya Contreras Las Nutrias Veguita Sabinal Los Abeytas Bapt. 1871-1956 FHL 16824 Marr./Deaths 1872-1956 FHL 16825 Marriages 1872-1900 AASF 104A € St. Mary Magdalene Magdalena Riley, Kelly Church records 1919-1956 FHL 16844 San Ignacio     Church records 1869-1900 AASF 117A € San Cristobal     Church records 1869-1900 AASF 117A € *1 Films transcribed and indexed by NMGS Press: Book B-6. See description and map at Socorro Censuses 1833 and 1845. € Films transcribed and indexed by HGRC-NM. See Book #M-1 at HGRC Publications.

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: Socorro County was created in July 1850 as a U.S. Territorial county. At that time it retained the name conferred by Don Juan de Oñate upon a pueblo north of the present town of Socorro. Oñate chose the name meaning "succor" or "help" because some friendly natives had presented him and his troops with corn in the summer of 1598. In 1921 the western part of this county became Catron County. The Socorro County Courthouse address is P. O. Box 1, Socorro, NM 87801. Phone (505) 835-04239; FAX (505) 835-4629. Diocese: Socorro County is within the Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe (see map). Where can you search the records, books and microfilm? See Records for 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: New Mexico Genealogical Society  (NMGS)             (www.nmgs.org/NMGS.Books.php) 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. Return to top of this page