Torrance County, New Mexico Genealogy Records

Listed record inventories

Selected holdings and indexes for Torrance County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.

See the repository's descriptions and search options

Repository access note: Selected newspaper titles cataloged by the Library of Congress with explicit county geography. Priority is given to titles beginning by 1950; up to five later titles are included where no earlier dated title is listed for that county. Dates describe publication history, not the issues available at a library. Multiple format records with the same title, place and dates are grouped. The catalog may describe paper, microfilm or online resources. Open ends and the word Current reflect the catalog description; confirm present availability and exact holdings with the libraries listed on the linked record.

Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.

Where to find the records

• Find Torrance County's official website

  We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county clerk and the district court.

• The county clerk

  Deeds and other land records, marriage licenses, and some probate records (formal probate is in district court).

• The district court

  Civil and criminal cases and divorces.

• The New Mexico State Records Center and Archives

  In Santa Fe: Spanish, Mexican and territorial records, including land grants.

• New Mexico State Records Center and Archivesfree

  The state archives in Santa Fe, with Spanish, Mexican and territorial records, land grants and court records.

• FamilySearch Catalogfree

  Search by place for "New Mexico, Torrance" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.

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Boundaries and parent counties

Formed from: Bernalillo County, Lincoln County, San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Socorro County, Valencia County

Check the parent counties for earlier records: Bernalillo County, Lincoln County, Santa Fe County, Socorro County, Valencia County

Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1905, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.