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• United States Online Census, 1790-1940
• United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 — index and images
• New Mexico Resident Index, 1790 Index ($)
• Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s Index ($)
• New Mexico, Territorial Census, 1885 Index and Images.
• New Mexico, Territorial Census, 1885 Index and images
  
  

New Mexico State Censuses Online

• New Mexico Resident Index, 1790 Index ($)
• Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s Index ($)
• New Mexico, Territorial Census, 1885 Index and Images.
• New Mexico, Territorial Census, 1885 Index and images

Tips If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling. Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it. Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime. On the family group record show each person's census listings. Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context. For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here. Online New Mexico indexes and images Federal population schedules Microfilm images Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library 1940 N/A 1910 and Soundex 1870  1930 1900 and Soundex 1860 1920 and Soundex 1880 and Soundex 1850 Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives 1940 N/A 1910 T624  1870 M593 1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1061 1860 M653 1920 T625 and Soundex M1577 1880 T9 and Soundex T764 1850 M432 Indexes: fiche, film, or book For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of New Mexico, click here Federal non-population schedules Online indexes and images Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for New Mexico Free Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) Pay Year Type Record Search Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home 1890 Veterans - - Link Link Link 1885 Mortality - - - - - Microfilm images School census of Navajo indians 1957,1961 Indian census rolls, Zuni, 1904-1935 Indian census rolls, Eastern Navajo, 1929-1935 Agency records, 1878-1926 Albuquerque school indian rolls, 1904-1907,1910,1911 1870, 1860, 1850--The New Mexico State Historical Society in Santa Fe has mortality schedules. These records are not at the Family History Library. Indexes: fiche, film, or book For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of New Mexico, click here. State, territorial, and colonial censuses New Mexico took several censuses in the years between the federal censuses. The dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family. 1885 Federal census of New Mexico Territory. 1845, 1830, 1827, 1826, 1823, 1822, 1816, 1802, 1790, and 1750-- Mexican and Spanish colonial censuses exist. The colonial censuses include the wife's maiden name. These censuses are incomplete and do not include all families in New Mexico. The colonial censuses are available at: The New Mexico Records Center and Archives The University of New Mexico Library The Family History Library. They have been transcribed and indexed in: Olmsted, Virginia L. Spanish and Mexican Colonial Censuses of New Mexico: 1790, 1823, 1845. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1975. (Family History Library book 978.9 X2o.) Olmsted, Virginia L. Spanish and Mexican Censuses of New Mexico: 1750-1830. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1981. (Family History Library book 978.9 X2ov 1750-1830.) Existing and lost censuses For a list of available and missing New Mexico censuses, click here. Why use a census? A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family. More about censuses Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as: index searching tips analyzing and using what you find census accuracy historical background contents of various census years and types Sources and footnotes