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La Junta Precinct No. 11 and the area surrounding Fort Union Mora and San Miguel Counties, New Mexico Federal Censuses of 1860, 1870, and 1880 NMGS Press Item #B4, 1993 Indexed and spiral bound. $18.00. 162 pages.

From the first few paragraphs of the Preface: "The 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Census enumerations of the area surrounding Fort Union reflect a growing New Mexico and a demand for agricultural goods for the Quartermaster and Commissary Departments at the Fort . . Except for the fort itself, the census reflects the agrarian heritage and rural nature of the area, still evident today. It is not until the 1880 census that a number of settlements are oted and more retail establishments. The Santa Fe Railroad had reached Watrous in 1879 and the area now had an outlet, not only to the Southwest but to the entire world." "The microfilm of these censuses is available at major New Mexico public and university libraries. It can also be ordered from the National Archives inWashington, D.C." Transcribed and edited by Harry C. Myers for publication by the New Mexico Genealogical Society.

Contents:

1860: (from Microfilm 653, Roll No. 716). San Miguel County:an Miguel County: Hatch's Ranch, the Military Camp at Hatch's Ranch, and the Military Camp at Red River. Mora County: Golondrinas Precinct: Barclay's Fort, Fort Union, and Loma Parda.  1870: (from Microfilm 593, Roll No. 894).  La Junta Precinct No. 11  Loma Parda Precinct No. 13   1880: (from Microfilm T9, Roll No. 803). The 1880 census is the first to use districts in its enumeration. La Junta Precinct No. 11 Boneville, Cañon de la Junta, San Ysidro, Tiptonville, Barclay's Fort, Watrous, Boone Valley, and Fort Union. Loma Parda Precinct No. 13 Parda Chiquita Cherry Valley Precinct No. 4   Plus, a combined name index for all three censuses.

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