Cibola County
Cibola County New Mexico 5 7 1979 1 Cibola County was created in 1981 out of Valencia County. Grants is the county seat.
McKinley County
McKinley County, New Mexico McKinley County was created in 1899 out of Bernalillo County. Gallup is the county seat.
Sierra County
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…
San Juan County
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…
Union County
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…
Valencia County
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…
Torrance County
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…
Taos County
1 9 1852 Taos County was created in 1852 as one of the original nine counties. Taos is the county seat. …
Santa Fe County
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…
San Miguel County
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 —…
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