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Welc ome McKinley County, New Mexico Genealogy Trails History Group. My name is Jo Ann Boyd Scott and as your host I try to post as much data online online as possible in order to make it freely available to all.
Personally, this county is one of my favorite places to visit in New Mexico. Where else can you go to a restaurant that is on the “Old route 66” and every 5 minutes a Native American artist will come to your table so you can view their current original custom made sterling silver jewelry? Yes, this is in Gallop, the county seat. Genealogy is often easier to research because most the families have always lived there. E-mail Jo Ann copyright 2008
Gallup is called the "Indian Capital of the World", for its location in the heart of Native American lands, and the presence of Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and other tribes.  Gallup is the undisputed Southwestern center for original American Indian art. According to the 2000 census, Gallup’s
population is 93 percent Indian.
One of the oldest towns in the United States, Gallup’s population can be traced back to 2500 BC with the settlement of the Anasazi in Canyon de Chelly. As the Anasazi population rose, so did trading in the area. White men began to populate the area in 1880 when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad began to push its way westward. The railroad paymaster, David Gallup, established a small company headquarters along the projected railroad right-of-way. Rail workers soon began "going to Gallup" to collect their pay.
When the tracks were finally laid through the area in 1881, the new settlement was formally named after the paymaster. Gallup was incorporated as a town in 1891. A local government was established and in 1901 it became the county seat of McKinley County.
For the first half of the twentieth century, the economy of the emerging town was largely supported by plentiful coal mining in the region. In fact, Gallup was called "Carbon City" for a time. The town's first inhabitants were those westward-seeking workers who sought employment in the mines and on the railroad.
In December 17, 1937, a Gallup icon was born when the El Rancho Hotel was built by the brother of the movie magnet, D.W. Griffith. The hotel quickly became the temporary home for many Hollywood stars as well as a stopping point for tourists drive on old Route 66. During its heyday, the El Rancho Hotel hosted Ronald Reagan, Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn and Kirk Douglas, among many others. Today, visitors can still enjoy the Old West charm of this historic hotel, now on the National Historic Register. With a population of approximately 20,000 contemporary Gallup is a unique and colorful mix of vibrant enterprise and traditional Native America. With genuine arts & crafts in rich abundance, the city's 110 trading posts, galleries and shops project a unique blend of Native-American and Hispanic culture. The numerous trading posts, shops and galleries make the town the Southwestern center for original Native American Indian Art.
Gallop hosts the 87th Annual Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial in July .The Indoor and Outdoor Marketplace and the Ceremonial Showroom present the country's most complete and varied displays of genuine Indian fine arts, including Navajo rugs, kachinas, jewelry, pottery, basketry, leather and bead work, paintings, sculpture, and a special juvenile division. A selection of artists demonstrate the creation of various arts and crafts. Special events include five all-Indian professional rodeos, all Indian contest Pow-Wow and world famous Ceremonial Indian Dances, a ceremonial Queen Contest, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday downtown parade. America's only all-Indian non-mechanized paradeWe gratefully accept contributions of raw data such as census information, marriage,/birth/death records, obituaries, county histories, biographies, old newspaper items, maps, anything that would help someone build their family tree!!
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McKinley County was created as a U.S. Territorial county on February 23, 1899 and named for William McKinley, 25th President of the United States. The County Courthouse address is P. O. Box 1268, Gallup, NM 87301. Phone (505) 863-6866
The history in the 1913: the center of a large agricultural mining and grazing district and is the distributing center of supplies for the Indian reservations of the Navajos and Zunis in New Mexico and the Hopis in Arizona and also for the numerous trading posts located on the reserves. It is adjacent to the great mining district of the American Steam Block Coal the best soft coal mined in the United States for domestic purposes and general use, 50,000 tons of coal are mined and shipped daily, 6 new shafts are now being sunk and the output of coal will be increased to 100,000 tons per day in 1913. Hundreds of carloads of wool sheep and cattle are shipped annually. Thousands of tourists stop here annually and visit the many historical scenes near the city.
Interstate 40 U.S. Route 491 (formerly )New Mexico Highway ,264 New Mexico Highway 371, New Mexico Highway 602
San Juan County, New Mexico – north
Sandoval County, New Mexico – east
Cibola County, New Mexico – south
Apache County, Arizona – west
DESIGNATED CENSUS PLACES:
* Black Rock* Brimhall Nizhoni* Church Roc* Crownpoint* Crystal* Nakaibit* Navajo* Pueblo Pintad* Ramah* Rock Springs * *Thoreau* Tohatch * Tse Bonito * Twin Lakes * Yah-ta-hey.
Bureau of Elections NEW
McKinley County is the 7th largest county in New Mexico. It has an area of 5,455 square miles and
includes two Native American Indian Reservations (Navajo and Zuni).
Within the Navajo Reservation in McKinley County are 26 Chapter Houses, 18 of which are used as
Election Precincts and 4 precincts located in Zuni Pueblo. McKinley County currently has a total of 66
Election Day precincts, and two absentee/early voting sites, which accommodates 5 State
Representative districts, 3 State Senate districts and two US Congressional Districts. McKinley
County has four basic languages (Navajo, Zuni, Spanish and English), which the Bureau or Elections
focuses the majority of their resources on in an attempt to disseminate as much voter information as
possible. McKinley County has 35,529 registered voters and in order for McKinley County to
accommodate all the voters in the county, has established these 68 polling sites throughout the county
in convenient and central locations.
Past Governor's of the Zuni Pueblo NEW
•Chronological History of Zuni 1830-1875--Lai-iu-ah-tsai-ah (Pedro Pino). His tenure was
broken several times during this period.
1858--Mariano
1863--Mariano
1875-1885--Ba:lawahdiwa (Palowahtiwa, Patricio Pino)
1885--Yacqui Pie (Yaki)
1885--Quala Mona
1888--Dick Senaha (Tsinnahe)
1889--Juan Antonio (Juan DeDiose)
1891--Jesus Eriacho
1895--Mu:ma (Ramon Luna, Mormon)
1897-1899--Mu:ma
1907--Jesus Eriacho
1907-1909--Keecko (Quicko) Chavez
1909--DaThlana (Di:clana)
1909-1911--Juan DeDiose (Kwan Antonia, Juan Antonia)
1912-1916--William F. Lewis
1917--Ernest Seciwa
1917 (Interim)--Margaret Lewis
1917-?--William F. Lewis
1923--Wayhusiwa
1923--Mocko Ondulacy
1923-1924--Dumahka (Nick)
1924-1926--Eustace (Usstisy)
1926-?--Nastacio
1928-1933--Lallio
1933--Warren Ondulacy
1933--Leopoldo Eriacho
1935--Lallio
1935-1941--Henry Gaspar
1942--Henry Natewa
1943--Lallio
1943-1947--Henry Gaspar
1947-1951--Leopoldo Eriacho
1951-1954--Conrado Lesarlley
1955--Latone Wyaco
1955-1957--Casa Appa
1957-1960--Calvin Eustace
1960-1962--Warren Ondulacy
1962-1964--Fred Bowanie
1965-1974--Robert E. Lewis
1975-1978--Edison Laselute
1979-1982--Robert E. Lewis
1982-1983--Quincy Panteah
1983-1986--Chauncey Simplicio
1987-1990--Robert E. Lewis
1991--Robert E. Lewis
1994-1998--Donald Eriacho
1998-2002--Malcolm Bowkaty
2002---Arlen Qwetawki Sr
thanks to the Peublo of Zuni-Information Technology.
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