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Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Rio Arriba County was founded on January 6, 1852 as one of the nine original counties.
The Rio Arriba County Seat is situated in Tierra Amarilla and the county government website is http://www.rio-arriba.org/
Locations bordering Rio Arriba County are Taos County.east), Mora County, Santa Fe County, Los Alamos County, Sandoval County, San Juan County, Archuleta County, Colorado, Conejos County, Colorado.
Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba 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.
Rio Arriba 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.
Rio Arriba Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Rio Arriba Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Rio Arriba Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be obtained for 1890. You’ll find free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Rio Arriba County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Rio Arriba 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)
- Espanola Family History Center, Corner McCurdy Rd & Fairview, Espanola, NM. Phone 505-753-3751
- Ghost Ranch Living Museum, HCR 77, Box 15, Abiquiu, New Mexico, 87510.
- Rio Arriba County Historical Society, P.O. Box 158, Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, 87575
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Rio Arriba County (usgwarchives.net)
Rio Arriba County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers often forget the significance of Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County. The years New Mexicod listed below could be the first recognized documents for this county.
- Rio Arriba County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 2332 Highway 17, Chama, NM 87520
- Phone: (505) 753-1780
- Rio Arriba County Clerks office
- Marriage Records: 1884
- Land Records: 1852
- Probate Records: 1852
- Rio Arriba County 1st District Court Clerk
Rio Arriba County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
Rio Arriba 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)
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Books (amazon.com)
- Search New Mexico Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Rio Arriba County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Rio Arriba 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)
Rio Arriba Co. NM Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- New Mexico Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Rio Arriba Co. NM Census Records
- New Mexico Census Records Research Guide
- Rio Arriba County, NM Census Records Links
- Rio Arriba County, NM Census QuickFacts
Rio Arriba Co. NM Cemeteries & Church Records
- New Mexico Cemetery Research Guide
- Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico Graves (findagrave.com)
- Rio Arriba County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
- Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- New Mexico Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Church Books (amazon.com)
Rio Arriba Co. NM Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- New Mexico Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Rio Arriba Co. NM General and History Websites
- See Also State History for New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Rio Arriba Co. NM Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – New Mexico – Counties – Rio Arriba (cyndislist.com)
- Rio Arriba County New Mexico (genealogytrails.com)
- Rio Arriba Co. NMGenweb (nmgenweb.us)
- Rio Arriba County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Rio Arriba Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Rio Arriba Co. NM Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of New Mexico Links and Information
- 1895 Rio Arriba County Map (livgenmi.com)
Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.