Socorro County NM Genealogy

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Socorro Records by Type

Birth Records (3)
Cemetery Records (74)
Census Records (46)
Church Records (14)
City Directories (2)
Death Records (4)
Histories and Genealogies (8)
Immigration Records (1)
Land Records (2)
Map Records (20)
Marriage Records (9)
Military Records (5)
Miscellaneous Records (1)
Newspapers and Obituaries (45)
Probate Records (5)
School Records (11)

Socorro County Records by City/Town

Alamo Genealogy (18)
Lemitar Genealogy (20)
Magdalena Genealogy (38)
Sabinal Genealogy (18)

San Antonio Genealogy (19)
San Marcial Genealogy (28)
Socorro Genealogy (74)
Veguita Genealogy (20)

Overview of Socorro County Records

Socorro County was created in 1852.
Birth and death records from 1920 to the present can be obtained from the New Mexico Department of Health.
The Socorro County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1885, probate records starting in 1912, land records starting in 1859, and birth and death records from 1907 to 1941.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.