Online New Mexico Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online New Mexico Death Indexes and Death Certificates

New Mexico Death Indexes and Records from FamilySearch (these require free registration)...
- New Mexico Death Records Index, 1889-1945
  - New Mexico Death Certificates, 1927-1945 digitized microfilm
  - New Mexico Certificate and Record of Death, 1889-1942 digitized microfilm (with gaps)
- New Mexico: County Death Records, 1907-1952, for Sandoval, Socorro, and Valencia Counties coverage varies by county

New Mexico Death Index Project, 1899-1949

New Mexico Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1993 (at Ancestry/requires payment) for Sandoval, Soccoro and Valencia Counties; coverage varies by county

New Mexico Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

Belen: see the Valencia County section below
Bernalillo County and Albuquerque...
- Archdiocese of Santa Fe Catholic Cemetery Association Burials Database for Gate of Heaven Cemetery and Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Albuquerque; and Rosario Cemetery in Santa Fe
- Bernalillo County: Burials in Some Albuquerque Cemeteries and Nearby
- Bernalillo County Cemeteries
- San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church Records, Albuquerque includes deaths 1727-1956 (plus some baptisms and marriages); scanned microfilm from FamilySearch; look for the camera icons; some records are indexed
- Sunset Memorial Park Burials Search cemetery in Albuquerque
Catron County: Mogollon Cemetery Archives
Chaves County...
- Chaves County Deaths, 1903-1908
- Chaves County Cemeteries
- Chaves County: also see the Lincoln County section below
Doña Ana County Cemeteries and Funeral Home Records also has death indexes for 1907-1940, and some obituaries
Doña Ana County Clerk Online Documents Search indexes probate records, marriage licenses, and other items
Eddy County - Assorted Indexes (Eddy County GenWeb Site) includes indexes to birth, marriage, death, cemetery and probate records
Grant County...
- Grant County Cemetery and Death Records, and Obituaries includes Death and Cemetery Records compiled by Carl Scholl
- Grant County Catholic Church Records (and other records) digitized microfilm from FamilySearch; Click on "Places within United States, New Mexico, Grant" to see what records they have for individual towns in Grant County.
- Grant County: Veterans Affairs Burial Search (includes the Fort Bayard National Cemetery near Silver City)
Hidalgo County...
- Hidalgo County Cemeteries
- Hidalgo County Probate Records Search
Las Cruces: see Doña Ana County above
Lea County Cemeteries
Lincoln County...
- Some Cemetery Records from Chaves and Lincoln Counties, New Mexico digitized microfilm from FamilySearch (click on the camera icon to access the digital images); includes these Chaves County Cemeteries: South Park Cemetery (Roswell), and Eden Valley Cemetery (Roswell); and these Lincoln County Cemeteries: Angus Cemetery, White Oaks Cemetery, Lincoln Cemeteries, Tinnie Cemetery, Picacho Cemetery, Glencoe Cemetery, Capitan Cemetery, San Patricio Cemetery, and Hondo Cemetery (compiled 1956-1957 by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Roswell Chapter)
- Lincoln County Cemeteries also has a death index, 1913-1919; and other indexes
- Lincoln County Clerk Probate Records Index Search also has indexes for marriage and property records
- Lincoln County: Catholic Funeral Records from St. Rita Parish, Carrizozo Nov 1897-April 1956
Los Alamos County: Los Alamos Monitor Obituaries Index, 1963-2000
McKinley County Register of Deaths, 1907-1935 digitized book from FamilySearch (not indexed)
Otero County...
- Otero County Cemeteries
- Otero County Probate Search (c. 1970s-recent)
Roosevelt County Deaths, 1909-1918
Roswell: see Chaves County above
San Juan County...
- San Juan County Genealogy Indexes includes an obituary index 1982-Feb. 2000, a death index 1907-1927, and cemetery burials
- San Juan County Probate Records Index Search also has marriage licenses index search
- San Juan County: Aztec Cemetery Burials (in Aztec, New Mexico)
Santa Fe County...
- Santa Fe and New Mexico Obituary Index, 1870s to 2005 (not complete; for the second half of the 20th century, covers Santa Fe only; read the "about the database" notice there for details)
- Archdiocese of Santa Fe Catholic Cemetery Association Burials Database for Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Albuquerque), Mt. Calvary Cemetery (Albuquerque), and Rosario Cemetery (Santa Fe)
- Santa Fe County: Fairview Cemetery Burials in Santa Fe, New Mexico
  - Also see: Fairview Cemetery Preservation Association
- Santa Fe: Veterans Affairs Burial Search (includes the Santa Fe National Cemetery)
- Santa Fe Catholic Cathedral of San Francisco de Asis: Deaths, 1852-1956 some years missing; scanned microfilm from FamilySearch (rolls 16901 and 16902); not indexed; look for the camera icons
Sierra County...
- Sierra County Genealogical Society Indexes includes indexes for cemetery burials, obituaries, deaths 1907-1927, and more
- Sierra County Clerk Probate Search (recent)
Socorro County...
- Socorro County Cemeteries
- San Miguel Catholic Church Records, 1821-1956 (Socorro, New Mexico) digitized microfilm from FamilySearch (rolls 16994-16997); includes some death records; some baptism and marriage records are indexed; coverage varies; click on the camera icons to access the digital images and the magnifying glass icons for the indexes
- Socorro County Death Certificates Index, 1936-1938
- Socorro County Death Certificates Index for 1948 list of names by date
Taos County...
- Taos County Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for deaths, cemeteries, obituaries and other items
- Taos County Cemeteries
Valencia County...
- Valencia County Register of Deaths, 1907-1928 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch (click on the camera icon to access the digital images)
- Nuestra Senora de Belen Catholic Church Records, 1793-1956 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch (rolls 16730-16735); click on the camera icons to access the digital images; includes baptisms, marriages and deaths (coverage varies); some items are indexed; deaths cover 1838-1956 (not indexed)
- Valencia County: Belen Genealogy Records Database (not a death index, but contains many other useful records)

Rio Abajo Area of Central New Mexico - Burial Records (downloadable research papers - large PDF files) includes:
- A Compilation of Burial Records of the Central New Mexico Villages of Tome, San Fernando, Los Enlames, Valencia, Peralta, Casa Colorada and Manzano - Vol I (covers 1793-1846)
- A Compilation of Burial Records of The Central New Mexico Villages of Tome, Valencia, Peralta, El Cerro, San Fernando, Los Enlames, La Constancia and Casa Colorada - Vol II (covers 1847-1920)
- Burial Records From New Mexico's Rio Abajo: Tome and Associated Villages - Vol III (covers 1921-1956)

Assorted New Mexico Genealogy and Death Indexes by County includes indexes for births, marriages, obituaries, cemeteries, deaths and other items; coverage varies by county
New Mexico Tombstone Transcription Project
Assorted Cemetery Burials from the New Mexico Genealogical Society PDFs; includes...
- New Mexico Cemeteries Vol. 1 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Bernalillo County
- New Mexico Cemeteries Vol. 2 - Some Valencia County Cemeteries
- Santa Barbara Cemetery, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Albuquerque
- Fairview Cemetery, Santa Fe

A note on FamilySearch digitized microfilm: A select few links are included here for some digitized New Mexico church, cemetery or death records. You may want to do a place search in the FamilySearch catalog to see what other records they have for New Mexico: FamilySearch Catalog. Accessing digitized microfilm online from FamilySearch requires free registration. Some images may only be available for viewing at Family History Centers or affiliated libraries.

Also See: New Mexico Genealogy Records and Resources

Ordering New Mexico Birth and Death Certificates (fees and restrictions apply)

New Mexico Department of Health - Vital Records for ordering New Mexico birth and death certificates by mail
FamilySearch has digitized microfilm of some New Mexico death certificates. See the first section above for links to these.

Also... New Mexico Genealogy Records at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census records, cemetery burials, military records, vital records and more

Online New Mexico Death Records & Indexes

A Genealogy Records Guide