Welcome to Torrance County, New Mexico Genealogy and History A Part of the Genealogy Trails Group   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 Site is Available for Adoption! WANT TO HELP? We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project be successful. If you are interested in joining our group, view our Volunteer Page for further information and then contact Kim 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 this website, email 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 IS ADDED TO THE SITE AS WE COME ACROSS IT, SO IF IT IS NOT HERE, KEEP CHECKING BACK! c. 1900-1910 Stage depot at Reynolds Windmill (Torrance County) New Mexico; shows horse drawn buggies, a frame building, and a windmill. County Information Formed in 1903 from parts of Bernalillo and Valencia Counties The Court House for Torrance County burned in July 1910 and all the County records were destroyed. Since 1910, the County Clerk is the custodian of records. Founded March 16, 1903 County Seat: Estancia Largest city: Moriarty City * Moriarty Towns, Village and CDPs * Estancia * Mountainair * Willard * Encino * Manzano * Tajique * Torreon Other localities * Abo * McIntosh * Progresso  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: Feb 2013: Will Abstracts; Burials in Estancia Cemetery; DILLON obit; Community News Items, Marriage Announcement for COCHRAN-DOUGLAS; Crime News for CHOW; Gossip News Gleanings for miscellaneous surnames Jan 2013: WW2 Casualties Submit an Obituary with our automated form 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 * Santa Fe County - north * San Miguel County - north * Guadalupe County - east * Lincoln County - south * Socorro County - south * Valencia County - west * Bernalillo County - northwest 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.