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*18 Aug 1846 - During the war with [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]], the US took control of Santa Fe and proclaimed sovereignty over the land that later became the [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] Territory.<ref>Williams, Jerry L., ed. New Mexico in Maps. 2nd ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986, 108-109</ref> <ref>Kearny's Code 1846, "Courts and Judicial Powers,” secs. 5-7/p. 49</ref> <ref>Abel, Annie Heloise, ed. Official Correspondence of James S. Calhoun. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1915, Map #2</ref> <ref>Coan, Charles F. “County Boundaries of New Mexico.” Southwestern Political Quarterly 3 (June 1922–March 1923): 252–286, 252</ref> Look for records in the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration], the Mexico [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Archives]] and the [http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm New Mexico State Records Center]. <br>

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*4 July 1848 - In the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]] ceded all of present day [[California Genealogy|California]], [[Nevada Genealogy|Nevada]], and [[Utah Genealogy|Utah]], and parts of present day [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]], [[Colorado Genealogy|Colorado]], [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]], and [[Wyoming Genealogy|Wyoming]]. Part of the international boundary was in dispute.<ref>U.S. Stat., vol. 9, pp. 922-943</ref> <ref>Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated Treaty Series. 231 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1969–1981, 102: 29-59</ref> <ref>Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington DC, 11, 28-29</ref> <ref>Walker, Henry P., and Don Bufkin. Historical Atlas of Arizona. 2nd ed. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986, 19, 20A</ref> The land south of the Gila River in present day Arizona was not ceded, it remained in control of Mexico. Look for records in the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration], the Mexico [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Archives]] and the [http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm New Mexico State Records Center].

*13 Dec 1850 - The US created the [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] Territory from unorganized federal land.<ref>U.S. Stat., vol. 9, ch. 49[1850]/pp. 446-452</ref> <ref>Baldwin, P.M. “A Historical Note on the Boundaries of New Mexico.” New Mexico Historical Review 5 (April 1930): 117–137</ref> <ref>Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington DC, 28-29, 162-165</ref> This territory named after the Mexican State of New Mexico. Some counties were created, but they were small and covered land only in present day New Mexico. The land in the present day Arizona was at that time non-county land. Also the land south of the Gila River still belonged to [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]]. Look for records in the Mexico [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Archives]] and the [http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm New Mexico State Records Center]. <br> [[Image:Arizona+Land+1852.jpg|right|101px|Arizona+Land+1852.jpg]]

*9 Jan 1852 - New Mexico redefined the boundaries of previous counties and created new ones to cover all the land within its territory. The boundary of [[Dona Ana County, New Mexico Genealogy|Dona Ana County]] was expanded to include some land in present day Arizona, while the boundary of [[Socorro County, New Mexico Genealogy|Socorro County]] was expanded across present day [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]] to the California border.<ref>N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 1st sess./p. 119</ref> <ref>N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 2d sess. /pp. 266, 292</ref> The boundaries of [[Bernalillo County, New Mexico Genealogy|Bernalillo]], [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Genealogy|Rio Arriba]], [[Santa Ana County, New Mexico Genealogy|Santa Ana (extinct)]], [[Taos County, New Mexico Genealogy|Taos]], and [[Valencia County, New Mexico Genealogy|Valencia]] counties were expanded across present day [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]] and [[Nevada Genealogy|Nevada]] to the California border.<ref>N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 2d sess. /p. 292</ref> Look for records in [http://www.bernco.gov/ Bernalillo], [http://www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/ Dona Ana], [http://www.rio-arriba.org/ Rio Arriba], [http://www.socorro-nm.com/ Socorro], [http://www.taoscounty.org/ Taos], and [http://www.co.valencia.nm.us/ Valencia] counties.