Socorro County, N.M. Records,
Collection
Identifier: 1974-029
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the records of Socorro County, New Mexico. Included are records of the county clerk (1862-1935), assessor (1870-1932), treasurer (1867-1876), sheriff (1903-1917), county commission (1876-1932), justice of the peace (1867-1931), probate court (1867-1924), and county school superintendent and board of education (1909-1919). Also included are miscellaneous records which include a city of Socorro audit (1924-1930) and a Magdalena census enumeration (1912?). Clerks records include registers of oaths and bonds, licenses, homestead and grazing claims; mining records, marriage records, notarial records, voter lists, and election records. Probate records include wills and testaments, a volume of which also contains school commission proceedings (1875-1876).
Some records are in Spanish.
Some records are in Spanish.
Dates
- 1851-1935
Language of Materials
English, and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
Documents are fragile. Use microfilm if available.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Historical Note
Socorro County, New Mexico was created in 1850.
Extent
5.5 linear feet + 12 v. + 14 rolls
Alternate Format
Some records are available on microfilm.
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
General
- Bonds (legal records)
- Census records
- Deed books
- Grazing claims -- New Mexico -- Socorro County
- Homestead law -- New Mexico -- Socorro County
- Judicial records
- Licenses
- Livestock brands -- New Mexico -- Socorro County
- Local government -- Records
- Magdalena (N.M.) -- Census
- Marriage records
- Mining claims -- New Mexico -- Socorro County
- Notarial documents
- Socorro County (N.M.) -- History
- Socorro County (N.M.) -- Politics and government
- Tax records
- Voting registers
- Wills
- Title
- Inventory of the Socorro County, N.M. Records, 1851-1935
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Revised by Daphne S.O. Amaiz-DeLeon
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1974-029::Socorro County, N.M. Records)//EN" "nmar1974-029.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository