Welcome to Rio Arriba County, NM History and Genealogy Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. This County Genealogy Trails website is available for adoption. If you are interested in hosting this county website, or any other site for us, view our Volunteer Information page. (A desire to transcribe data and basic webpage-making skills are required) WANT TO HELP? Help this site grow by submitting YOUR families' data. Check your attics! Dust off your family scrapbooks! We're looking for DATA for this site!!! If you are interested in adding your families' information or have history of this county and its people to share, Contact Us We'll be happy to help your families' obituaries, news items and other historical data find a home here at New Mexico Genealogy Trails, where it will remain free for all to view. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.  All data we come across will be added to this website, so please keep checking back. c. 1900? Native Americans of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, perform the Matachines Dance wearing painted mitre headdresses with two feathers and layers of fabric; they kneel in front of men in Euro-American dress with drums. County Information One of the Nine original counties formed in 1852 The county seat is Tierra Amarilla Cities and Towns Abiquiu * Alcalde * Chama * Chimayo * Dixon * Dulce * El Rito Española * San Juan * Santa Clara Pueblo * Tierra Amarilla * Truchas A special THANK YOU to Richard Ramos for his continued transcription of the 1850 Census!  Online Data Biographies Births Cemeteries Census Church Histories / Records County Records Death Records Family Bibles County History Marriages Military Miscellaneous Data Newspaper Stories Obituaries School Records Wills/Probate Records Website Updates: Mar 2013: 1850 census, page 168 Feb 2013: 1850 census, pgs 165 and 166 Dec 2012: World War 2 Casualties Nov 2012: 1850 census, pgs 148-164 July 2012: 1850 census, pgs 142-146 June 2012: 1850 census, pgs 139-141 Apr 2012: 1850 census: pgs 137-138; bio for BARELA, CHAVEZ, LUJAN, MANZANARES; obit for SCOTT Search Our Sites Don't miss an Update! Join our Genealogy Trails Southwestern States Mailing List to get email notices when our county sites are updated. For the Southwestern States of : Texas -- New Mexico -- Oklahoma -- Nevada -- Arizona   Visit the New Mexico State Site Surrounding Counties San Juan County Sandoval County Los Alamos County Santa Fe County Mora County Taos County Archuleta County, CO Conejos County, CO Visit Genealogy Trails National Site Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.