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Mora County, New Mexico
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Mora County was founded on February 1, 1860 from Taos County.
The Mora County Seat is situated in Mora and the county government website is http://www.moravalley.com/
Locations bordering Mora County are Colfax County, Harding County, San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Rio Arriba County, Taos County.northwest).
Mora County vital records can be found at the New Mexico Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in New Mexico for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
You can search online for Mora County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for New Mexico Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Mora County has Federal Census Schedules to aid in looking into your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Mora Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Mora Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Mora Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be obtained for 1890. You’ll find free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Mora County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Mora County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- New Mexico Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
- New Mexico State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Cleveland Historical Society, P. O. Box 287, Cleveland, New Mexico, 87715
- Mora County, New Mexico Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Mora County, New Mexico Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Mora County (usgwarchives.net)
Mora County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers often forget the significance of Mora County court, probate, and land files as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy details. Buried away in New Mexico courthouses and archives everywhere tend to be the desires and worries of many New Mexico inhabitants.
The chances are excellent that your particular ancestors and forefathers have left a in-depth record of at least quite a few aspects of their lives in the Mora County court records. Even if your forefathers is not brought up in a Court case, give some thought to all of the other methods which often can have lead to him or her showing up in court records.
The below details indicates what birth, death, marriage, land, wills, and legal records are in Mora County. The years New Mexicod listed below could be the first recognized documents for this county.
- Mora County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 237 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
- Phone: (505) 425-7821
- Mora County Clerks office
- Marriage Records: 1891
- Land Records: 1861
- Probate Records: 1920s
- Mora County 4th District Court Clerk
- Phone: 505-387-2937
Mora County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Mora County. A lot of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some call for a payment. This is just a directory that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to suggest your own preferred Mora County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
Mora Co. NM Books, Newspapers & Publications
- New Mexico Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- New Mexico historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from New Mexico (1844–1973) (genealogybank.com)
- Mora County, New Mexico Books (amazon.com)
- Search New Mexico Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Mora County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Mora Co. NM Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- New Mexico Vital Records Research Guide
- Births and Christenings, 1726-1918 (familysearch.org)
- Marriages, 1751-1918 (familysearch.org)
- County Death Records, 1907-1952 (familysearch.org)
- Deaths, 1889-1945 (familysearch.org)
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Mora Co. NM Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- New Mexico Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Mora Co. NM Census Records
- New Mexico Census Records Research Guide
- Mora County, NM Census Records Links
- Mora County, NM Census QuickFacts
Mora Co. NM Cemeteries & Church Records
- New Mexico Cemetery Research Guide
- Mora Co., New Mexico Graves (findagrave.com)
- Mora County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Mora Co., New Mexico Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Mora County, New Mexico
- Mora Co., New Mexico Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- New Mexico Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Mora County, New Mexico
- Mora County, New Mexico Church Books (amazon.com)
Mora Co. NM Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- New Mexico Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Mora Co. NM General and History Websites
- See Also State History for New Mexico
- Mora County, New Mexico Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Mora County, New Mexico Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Mora Co. NM Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Mora County, New Mexico (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – New Mexico – Counties – Mora (cyndislist.com)
- Mora County New Mexico (genealogytrails.com)
- Mora Co. NMGenweb (nmgenweb.us)
- Mora County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Mora Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Mora Co. NM Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of New Mexico Links and Information
- 1895 Mora County Map (livgenmi.com)
Mora Co. NM Military Records
- New Mexico Military Records Research Guide
- New Mexico Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the New Mexico men and women that served. Just the thing for Mora County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
