Sierra County is ocated in south central New Mexico, along the Rio Grande. The creation of the county was spearheaded by Nicholas Galles who was born in Chicago. He originally t came to the West to become a miner, but also became a lawyer, and legislator. The name Sierra…
Located in north western New Mexico, San Juan County was named for the San Juan River. Until 1887, Rio Arriba County extended to the Arizona border, and residents in this area were 75-100 miles over rough country from Tierra Amarilla, the county seat. It was determined that a new…
Located in north eastern New Mexico, Union County was name either because the people living in the area were united in their desire to form a new local governmental unit or because of a more popular notion that the county was created by a union of portions of three…
Located in central New Mexico along the Rio Grande, Valencia was one of the seven partidos established during Mexican rule. The division of counties in New Mexico can be traced back to this time. The first subdivison of the New Mexico Territory was made in 1837 when two partidos…
Located in Central New Mexico, Torrance County was created in 1903 from parts of Lincoln, San Miguel, Socorro, Santa Fe, and Valencia Counties. It was named for the Rail Road developer Francis J. Torrance. Around 1900 he and William H Andrews, both from Pennsylvania, and their associates established what…
1 9 1852 Taos County was created in 1852 as one of the original nine counties. Taos is the county seat. …
Located in north central New Mexico, Santa Fe was one of the seven partidos established during Mexican rule. The division of counties in New Mexico can be traced back to this time. The first subdivison of the New Mexico Territory was made in 1837 when two partidos — districts…
Located in northeast New Mexico, San Miguel was one of the seven partidos established during Mexican rule. The division of counties in New Mexico can be traced back to this time. The first subdivison of the New Mexico Territory was made in 1837 when two partidos — districts —…
Roosevelt County sits in eastern New Mexico and was created in 1903 from Chaves and Guadalupe Counties. Roosevelt County was named for Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States, who had enlisted in the New Mexico Rough Riders when he climbed San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American…
Sandoval County sits in central New Mexico, west of the Rio Grande. Created in 1903, it was named for the Sandoval family, whose members still live here. The first appearance of the Sandoval name in New Mexico came with Sebastian de Sandoval, who was in Santa Fe in 1640,…
