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Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico
Taos County

  For churches along the NM-CO border, see *Tip below

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*	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 Published works Microfilm San Geronimo Location: Taos Pueblo Bapt. 1701-1725 NMGS A20 Bapt. 1777-1798 NMGS A-20 Bapt. 1799-1826 NMGS Bk A-20 Loose Docs Bk A-20 1826,1827,1834,1835 NMGS Bk A-20 Bapt. 1827-1830 NMGS Bk A-21 Bapt. 1830-1837 NMGS Bk A-21 Bapt. 1844-1847 NMGS Bk A-23 Bapt. 1847-1850 NMGS Bk A-23 Bapt. 1701-1726 AASF Reel 18, fr. 996 Bapt. 1777-1798 AASF Reel 18, fr. 1197 Bapt. 1799-1830 AASF Reel 19 Bapt. 1830-1837 AASF Reel 20 Bapt. 1701-1837 FHL 17020 Bapt. 1837-1850 FHL 17021 Bapt. 1837-1847 AASF Reel 21 Bapt. 1847-1857 AASF Reel 22 Bapt. 1859-1869 AASF Reel 23 Marr. 1716-1725 AASF Reel 18, fr. 1113 Marr. 1777-1822 AASF Reel 32, fr. 437 Marr. 1823-1826 AASF Reel 19, fr. 384 Marr. 1827-1845 AASF Reel 32, fr. 627 Marr. Dec 1845-Jan 1860 AASF Reel 33 (Four marriage books) Dec 1856 - Jan 1860 Apr 1856 - Jun 1877 Jul 1877- Feb 1885 Feb 1885 - Nov 1895 FHL 17017 Marr. 1777-1856 FHL 17022 Deaths 1701-1725 AASF Reel 18, fr. 1143 Deaths 1770-1775 AASF Reel 32, fr. 438 Deaths 1802-1826 AASF Reel 19, fr. 196 Deaths 1827-1850 AASF Reel 42; FHL 17023 Deaths 1850-1872 AASF Reel 43 Deaths 1850-1956 FHL 17019 Deaths 1895-1902 w/Index FHL 1930437 Church records 1937-1954 FHL 16983 Note: The FHL Indefinite Loans Index shows the records for San Geronimo church (Taos Pueblo) under Our Lady of Guadalupe, which was not in existence until after the Reconquest. Our Lady of Guadalupe (1801) Location: Don Fernando de Taos Missions/Chapels St. Jerome (Taos); Taos Pueblo; St. Theresa (El Prado); Our Lady of Sorrows (Cañon); Immaculate Conception (Ranchitos); San Antonio (La Loma)       Marr. 1848-1885 HGRC M18 Marr. 1885-1902 HGRC M19 Bapt. 1850-1879 FHL 17010 Bapt. 1866-1871, 1880-87 FHL 17011 Bapt. 1887-1915 FHL 17012 Bapt. 1915-1925 FHL 17013 Bapt. 1925-1933 FHL 17014 Bapt. 1933-1956 FHL 17015 Marr. 1856-1895 FHL 17017 Marr. 1895-1956 FHL 17018 Marr. Dispensations 1861-1883 FHL 1930438 Deaths 1850-1956 FHL 17019 San Francisco de Asis (ca. 1805; 1936) Location: Ranchos de Taos Missions/Chapels Cordillera; N.S. de San Juan de Los Lagos (Talpa); N.S. del Carmel (Llano Quemado), San Isidro (Los Cordovas)   Church records 1937-1956: FHL 16874 San Lorenzo (ca. 1632, 1776, 1960s) Location: Picuris Pueblo Missions/Chapels Las Trampas   Bapt. 1750-1834 AASF Reel 6, fr. 666 Bapt. 1835-1867 AASF Reel 7 Marr. 1726-1837 AASF Reel 28, fr. 190 Deaths 1727-1840 AASF Reel 36, fr. 982 Deaths 1837 AASF Reel 28, fr. 418 Deaths 1840-1858 AASF Reel 37 San Jose de Gracia (ca. 1754) Location: Las Trampas     La Santisima Trinidad (1834) Location: Arroyo Seco Missions/Chapels Nuestra Señora de Dolores (Arroyo Hondo); San Antonio de Padua (Valdez Plaza); Santo Niño de Atocha (Las Colonias); San Cristobal (San Cristobal)   Bapt./Marr./Confirmations 1946-1956: FHL 0016623 St. Anthony (1841) Location: Questa/Costilla Missions/Chapels Cerro; Red River; Costilla; Amalia     Bapt. 1865-1900 AASF Reel 83 Marr. 1865-1906 AASF Reel 83 Deaths 1865-1926 AASF Reel 83 Church records 1941-1956 FHL 0016871 Nuestra Señora de Los Dolores (Our Lady of Sorrows) Location: Arroyo Hondo   Bapt. 1852-1861 AASF Reel 22, fr. 955 Bapt. 1852-1869 FHL 16622 Marr. 1852-1869 AASF Reel 33; FHL 16622 Deaths 1852-1869 AASF Reel 43; FHL 16622 Sagrado Corazon ( Sacred Heart) Location: Costilla   Bapt. 1865-1917 FHL 16743 Bapt. 1917-1956 FHL 16744 Marr. 1865-1937; 1946-56 FHL 16746 Deaths 1865-1955 FHL 16747 San Acasio (1930s) Location: Llano Largo     San Antonio de Padua (1866) Location: Peñasco Missions/Chapels Santa Cruz Mission (Chamisal); San Acacio Mission (Llano Largo); Sagrado Corazon Mission (Rio Lucio); Nuestra Senora de los Dolores Mission (Vadito); San Lorenzo Mission (Picuris Indian Pueblo); San Juan Nepomuceno Mission (Llano San Juan); Nuestra Senora de la Asencion Mission (Placita); Santa Barbara Mission (Rodarte); Santo Tomas (Ojo Sarco/ Zarco) Marr. 1866-1904 HGRC M20 Bapt. 1867-1920 FHL 016860 Bapt. 1920-1956 FHL 016861 Marr. 1859-1955 FHL 016862  Marr. 1920-1925 FHL 016861 Deaths 1859-1955 FHL 016862 Deaths 1920-1931 FHL 016861 San Cristobal Location: San Cristobal      San Miguel (1850) Location: El Valle     La Asencion Location: Rio del Pueblo

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).

*Tip: Very early in New Mexico and Colorado Catholic church history, those New Mexico residents who lived close to the New Mexico border and west of the Rio Grande Gorge near Taos many times went to the Catholic church in Conejos, Colorado. Many New Mexico residents are found in church records of the San Luis Valley of Colorado. See Churches, Conejos County, CO. Also: San Luis Valley and the Culebra River Villages. Tip Jan 2005: Julie Candelaria writes that she found many Conejos CO families in the 1860 census of Taos County, New Mexico Territory. Records of Interments, from Nov. 20, 1902. Records of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Taos County. New Mexico Ancestors Rootsweb site. Published with the Approbation of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Transcribed by Louanna Gortarez Taos County information: Taos County takes its name from the ancient Indian Pueblo found by the Spanish explorers when they came to the area in the 16th century. When it was under Mexican rule it was one of the seven original partidos established. Then, under American rule it was established as a New Mexico county on January 9, 1852. At that time it was created from the counties of Mora and Rio Arriba. The Taos County Courthouse is at 105 Albright Street, Suite D. Mail to P.O. Box 676, Taos, NM 87571. Phone (505) 751-8654. FAX (505) 751-8500. 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    CO Records and Sources Cities and Towns To the best of our knowledge, the information presented on these pages 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: webmaster@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