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Sandoval County, New Mexico

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
61historic places
—earliest paper
1903formed
148,834pop. 2020
18cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 61 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 3 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Jemez Springs, Bernalillo, Budagher's.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for New Mexico is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Sandoval titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

4 of 61 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

61 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Abenicio Salazar Historic DistrictBernalilloDistrict1980
Amoxiumqua Site (FS-530, LA481)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-18, LA-5920Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-199, LA-135Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-3Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-535, LA-385Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-554, LA-386Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-574Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-575Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-580, LA-137Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-647, LA-128Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-688Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-689, LA-403Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site FS-8Jemez SpringsSite1984
Archeological Site No. AR-03-10-03-620Jemez SpringsSite1990
Astialakwa Archeological District (FS-360, LA-1825)Jemez SpringsDistrict1984
Bandelier National MonumentLos AlamosDistrict1966
Big Bead Mesa NHLCasa SalazarSite1966
Boletsakwa Site (FS-2, LA-136)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Borrego Mesa Agricultural SiteJemez SpringsSite1990
Cochiti PuebloSanta FeDistrict1974
Espinaso Ridge PuebloBudagher'sSite1984
Forset Service Archeological Site No. FS-7Jemez SpringsSite1984
Guacamayo Site (FS0572, LA-189)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Guadalupe RuinGuadalupeSite1980
Hanakwa Site (FS-578)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Holiday Mesa Logging CampJemez SpringsSite1992
Hot Springs Pueblo (FS-505, Bj-73)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Jemez CaveJemez SpringsSite1990
Jemez PuebloBernalilloDistrict1977
Jemez State MonumentJemez SpringsSite1973
Kiashita SiteJemez SpringsSite1984
Kiatsukwa Site (FS-31 and 504, LA-132 and 133)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Kuaua RuinBernalilloSite1976
Kwastiyukwa Site (FS-11, LA-482)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Nanishagi Site (FS-320, LA-541)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Our Lady of Sorrows ChurchBernalilloBuilding1977
Patokwa Site (FS-5, LA-96)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Pejunkwa Site (FS-571, LA-130)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Pueblo TuertoBudagher'sSite1984
Pueblo of Santo Domingo (Kiua)AlbuquerqueDistrict1973
Roosevelt SchoolBernalilloBuilding1996
San Jose de las HuertasPlacitasSite1990
San Jose de los Jemez Mission and Giusewa Pueblo Site NHLJemez Springs2012
San Juan Mesa RuinJemez SpringSite1970
San Ysidro ChurchCorralesBuilding1980
Sandia Cave NHLBernalilloSite1966
Santo Domingo Indian Trading PostDomingoBuilding1998
TamayaBernalilloDistrict1974
Tonque PuebloTejon GrantSite1984
Tostaskwinu Site (FS-579, LA-479)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Tovakwa SiteJemez SpringsSite1984
Unshagi Site (FS-337, LA-123)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Virgin Canyon Logging Camp No. 1Jemez SpringsSite1992
Virgin Mesa Logging Camp No. 1Jemez SpringsSite1992
Virgin Mesa Logging Camp No. 2Jemez SpringsSite1992
Virgin Mesa Logging Camp No. 3Jemez SpringsSite1992
Virgin Mesa Rock Art SiteJemez SpringsSite1990
Wabakwa Site (FS-400, LA-478)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Wahajhamka (FS-573)Jemez SpringsSite1984
Zia PuebloBernalilloDistrict1973

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Sandoval was formed in 1903 (1903-04-14) from unknown / original county.

SANDOVAL created by New Mexico Terr. from BERNALILLO.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Sandoval County population from 1910 to 2020 (Census historical series).

149k79k8,579191019201960197020002020
19101920194019501960198020002020
8,5798,86313,89812,43814,20134,79989,908148,834

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Valles Caldera National PreservePark unit40.4 km
Bandelier National MonumentPark unit53.4 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

18 cemeteries and 6 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 18 of 18 listed
NameLatLon
Algodones Cemetery35.37105-106.48276
Bernalillo Cemetery35.3156-106.5353
Cuba Presbyterian Cemetery36.00679-106.95167
Guadalupe Cemetery35.53605-107.15423
Jemez Springs Catholic Cemetery35.76821-106.69232
La Jara Cemetery36.09613-106.95757
La Madera Cemetery35.23676-106.37108
Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery35.31545-106.53543
Pena Blanca Cemetery35.57221-106.3365
Placitas Cemetery35.30958-106.42467
Ponderosa Cemetery35.6544-106.6701
Regina Cemetery36.16626-106.96523
San Ysidro Cemetery35.56336-106.77059
San Ysidro Cemetery35.23464-106.61765
Sandoval Cemetery35.23781-106.60668
Sile Cemetery35.56564-106.374
Tejon Cemetery35.33277-106.35954
Vista Verde Memorial Park35.23084-106.65086
Historical populated places — 6 of 6
NameLatLon
Copper City36.00196-106.91226
Coyote35.35671-106.33725
Hagan35.31726-106.31391
Las Cocinitas35.30004-106.55114
Montezuma35.30976-106.40419
Tejon35.33004-106.3653

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

HMdb link

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