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McKinley County,
New Mexico Genealogy
McKinley County was created Feb. 23, 1899 from
Bernalillo, Valencia, San Juan and Rio Arriba counties. |
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Archives |
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The
New Mexico State
Archives collects and preserves permanent
original public records from
throughout the state. There are even some private collections housed
within the archives. The records include the Spanish period from
1621-1821, the Mexican period from 1821-1846, the territorial period from
1846-1912 and the statehood period from 1912 to current date.
Photocopies can be obtained on site in the reading room and/or by
phone, fax or email. Microfilms can also be purchased. They are not
available on interlibrary loan. The
Frequently Asked
Questions page lists hours and answers questions about many of their
records. One of the questions was "Do you have marriage records?" to which
the answer was no. Fortunately I had looked at the catalog first and
learned that there are some marriage records. My advice is to take the
time to search the
Online Catalog to learn what is available. |
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Census (To view page by page, click on
the desired census, once on that screen scroll down to the bottom and
click on the desired state, then click on the desire County and township.) |
1910 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Vital Records |
1899-1940
New Mexico Death
Index, 1899-1940 - free online at USGenWeb
The index gives the name of the deceased (MI means
middle initial), date of death, county of death and age at death (the
three digit number means YYM or number of year followed by number of
months). |
1941-1949
New Mexico Death
Index, Part II, state-wide - free online at USGenWeb
The index gives the name of the deceased (MI means
middle initial), date of death, county of death and age at death (the
three digit number means YYM or number of year followed by number of
months). |
