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 to 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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