Books and Articles
Here's a selection of books and articles relative to Socorro County. Use WorldCat.org to see which libraries near you have them. If none do, you may be able borrow them via InterLibrary Loan; ask at your local library.
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¡Viva Elfego! : the case for Elfego Baca, Hispanic hero
Sager, Stan
Santa Fe : Sunstone Press, 2008
Alamo Navaho kinship and sib systems; an essay ...
Simmons, Donald C.
Dissertation: M.A.; Yale University, 1950
Articles on Socorro and New Mexico
Christiansen, Paige W.,
Socorro, N.M. : Socorro County Historical Society, 1965
Baldwins : tall tales and true, The
Wilson, Spencer.; Baldwin, R. L.
Roy, N.M. : Floersheim Print. Co., 1985
Bautismos. San Miguel del Socorro : January 1854 - March 1865
Schoolcraft, Edward J.
Santa Fe, N.M. : Archdiocese of Santa Fe, 1996
Biographies of old Socorro residents
Christiansen, Paige W.,
Socorro, N.M. : Socorro County Historical Society, 1967
Bosque del Apache Grant : containing 60,117 39/100 acres, situated on the Rio Grande del Norte, Socorro County, New-Mexico, U.S.A., confirmed by Act of Congress, 21st June, 1860 ; patented by U.S. Government 21st March, 1877, as claim 35, description and title deeds.
New York : H. Bessey, 1879
Celebrating 100 years of frontier living
Barrington, Jacky L.
Magdalena, N.M., 1984
Churches of the Valley along the southern Rio Grande
Spitler, Loring W.
New Mexico?, 1970
Comadres : Hispanic women of the Rio Puerco Valley
Garcia, Nasario
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1997
Note: Can be "borrowed"/downloaded for two weeks with free account.
Complete business directory of New Mexico, and gazetteer of the territory for 1882
Caypless, Edgar., Ritch, W. G.
Santa Fe, N.M., New Mexican Printing & Publishing Co. 1882
Note: Socorro County begins on page 149 in the book (image 163)
Cultural resources overview : Central New Mexico
Tainter, Joseph A., Levine, Frances
Albuquerque, N.M. : USDA Forest Service; Santa Fe, N.M.; BLM, New Mexico State Office
Note: Book concentrates on archaeology but has much history as well.
Deed in his hand : the homesteading experiences of Samuel M., "Bishop" Hunter and his wife, Winnie E., "Dink", my parents, The
Woody, Odell Hunter
W.O. Woody, 1987
Destiny at Valverde : the life and death of Alexander McRae
Grinstead, Marion C.
Socorro, N.M. : Published by the Historical Society of New Mexico in association with the Socorro Historical Society, 1993
Destruction of villages at San Marcial
Calkins, Hugh G.
Albuquerque, N.M. : US Dept. of Agriculture, 1937
Elfego Baca : destined to survive
Alvarado, Robert J.
Santa Fe : Sunstone Press, 2013
Elfego Baca in life and legend
Ball, Larry D.
El Paso, Tex. Texas Western Press, 1992
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Fort Conrad, New Mexico story, The
Stanley, F.
Dumas, Tex., 1961
Fourth Street, near Manzanares: the carbonated beverage industry in Socorro, New Mexico, 1880-1967
Lockhart, Bill, 1944-
Socorro, N.M. : Socorro County Historical Society, 2003
From the Rio to the Sierra: An environmental history of the Middle Rio Grande Basin
Scurlock, Dan
Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1998
Note: 440-page book; includes much on the history of the area.
Historical survey of the Socorro District
Sanders, Alvin.
Boulder, Colo. : Resources Development Internship Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 1976
History of Socorro Lodge #9 A.F. & A.M., Socorro, New Mexico, 1882-1982 : 100 years of assistance, service and charity
Reeves, James E.
Socorro, N.M., 1982
History of the Sevilleta Land Grant and in the First Person: Oral Histories from La Joya de Sevilleta "The Jewel of the Sevilleta"
Rand-Caplan, Ramona L.
Dissertation: M.A.; University of New Mexico; 2006
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Home town recipes of Socorro
Chicago, Ill. : Women's Clubs Publishing Co., 1970s
Incident of New Mexico's nightriders : a true account of the Socorro vigilantes, The
L'Aloge, Bob; Bryan, Howard,
Sunnyside, WA : BJS Brand Books, 1992
John E. Willis reminiscence, 1926
Willis, John E., 1856- 1915
Thesis/dissertation/manuscript
July 1906 earthquakes in Socorro, The
Ashcroft, Bruce A.
Albuquerque : New Mexico historical review, 1974
Kelly, New Mexico story, The
Stanley, F.
Nazareth, Texas, 1973
Land grant/Pueblo histories
Ebright, Malcolm.
Guadalupita, N.M. : Center for Land Grant Studies, 2005
Life and death of a frontier fort--Fort Craig, New Mexico, 1854-1885
Grinstead, Marion C.
Socorro, N.M. : Socorro County Historical Society, 1973
Magdalena New Mexico story, The
Stanley, F.
Nazareth, Tex., 1973
Magdalena Times : tour of historic Magdalena and ghost towns, 1884-present
Magdalena, N.M. : Magdalena Mountain Mail
Man el valiente Daniel Archuleta, The
Stevens, George Richard Montague
Santa Fe, N.M. : G.R.M. Stevens, 1985
Más antes : Hispanic folklore of the Río Puerco Valley
Garcia, Nasario
Santa Fe : Museum of New Mexico Press, 1997
Note: Can be "borrowed"/downloaded for two weeks with free account.
Matrimonios : San Miguel del Socorro, 1 January 1854-31 December 1900 : San Ignacio y San Cristobal, 1 March 1869-31 December 1900 : San Marcial, 26 March 1883-31 December 1902 : Our Lady of Sorrows of La Jolla, 1 January 1872-31 December 1900
Torres, Felix.
Albuquerque, N.M. : The Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, 1999
Note: See Socorro County NMGenWeb Church Records for links to these and other church records!
Murder, mystery and mayhem in the Río Abajo
Melzer, Richard; Taylor, John
Los Ranchos, N.M. : Rio Grande Books, 2013
New Mexican generations : geneaology [sic] of Max M. Torres and related families
Chapman, Charles C.
Charles C. Chapman, 1981
New Mexico Roots Ltd
Chavez, Angelico
University of New Mexico General Library, 1983
New Mexico trail : Las Vueltas de Socorro, The
Castillo-Wilson, Larry.
Socorro, N.M. : [Archival Material], 1984
Old Magdalena cow town
Johnston, Langford Ryan; Barrington, Jacky L.
Magdalena, N.M. : Bandar Log, Inc., 1983
Pictures of old Socorro and Catron Counties
Christiansen, Paige W.
Socorro, N.M. : Socorro County Historical Society, 1970
Proceedings of a public meeting held in Socorro, March 3, 1876
Baca, Pedro A.
New Mexico, 1876
Prospectus of the Cooney Mining Co. of Socorro : Socorro County, New Mexico
Cooney Mining Company
Avoca, Ia. : A.P. Cramer, printer, 1882
Prospectus of the new town of Magdalena, N.M.
Santa Fe, N.M. : New Mexico Town Company, 1884-5.
Publications in history [Serial]
Socorro County Historical Society
Socorro, N.M., Socorro County Historical Society, 1965-1974
Publications in history. Volume 2
Christiansen, Paige W.
Socorro, N.M. : Socorro County Historical Society, 1966
Querencia [Biography]
Bodio, Stephen
New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2014, 1999
Ranching in the Magdalena, New Mexico area : the last cowboys
Mutchler, J. C.
University of New Mexico; 1992
Report as to Socorro County
Fischer, M.; Abeytia, Antonio Y. A. Corp New Mexico., Bureau of Immigration.
Socorro : Socorro Daily News Office, 1881
San Antonio, New Mexico story, The
Stanley, F.
Pep, Tex : Crocchiola, 1973
The San Marcial, New Mexico story
Stanley, F.
Salt Lake City, Utah : Digitized by FamilySearch International, 2017
San Miguel del Socorro, New Mexico, marriage records, 1821-1853
Sanchez, Joe III.; Silva, Antoinette Duran
Whittier, CA, 1999
Socorro
Burr, Baldwin G.
Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, 2014
Socorro County Historical Society
Christiansen, Paige W., General Editor.
Socorro, NM : Socorro County Historical Society, 1970
Socorro County, New Mexico: the largest and the richest in resources of New Mexico counties
New Mexico, Bureau of Immigration
New Mexico, 1904
Socorro, Facts not Fancy
Historical Society of New Mexico. "Issue No. 20: March 1985." La Crónica de Nuevo México 1, 20 (1985)
Socorro, Facts not Fancy, Continued
Historical Society of New Mexico. "Issue No. 21: June 1985." La Crónica de Nuevo México 1, 21 (1985)
Socorro, a historic survey
Conron, John P.
Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press, 1980
The Socorro Land Grant: A Genealogy of the Founding Families, Part I.
Baca, Robert J. C.
Desert Genes Books, 2017
Note: Link is to a free E-Book preview. It is not the finished book.
Socorro photographer, Joseph Edward Smith, 1858-1936
Smith, Joseph Edward, 1858-1936.; McKee, John DeWitt,; Wilson, Spencer,
Socorro, N.M. : Socorro County Historical Society, 1974
Socorro, New Mexico
McKee, John DeWitt
Socorro, N.M. : Socorro County Historical Society, 1974
Socorro: the oasis
Stanley, F.
Denver, Colo. : World Press, 1950
Socorro's Vines and Vintners
Historical Society of New Mexico. "Issue No. 22: November 1985." La Crónica de Nuevo México 1, 22 (1985)
Some letters and writings of James Barton Adams
Adams, James Barton
Socorro, N.M. : Socorro County Historical Society, 1968
Spanish times and boom times; toward an architectural history of Socorro, New Mexico
Nieman, Charles L.
Socorro, N.M., Socorro County Historical Society, 1972
Surgeon's report on Socorro, N.M., 1852 : together with comments by other early travelers through Socorro
Hammond, John Fox
Santa Fe, New Mexico : Stagecoach Press, 1966
These also served : brief histories of pioneers ; short stories and pictures relative to Catron, Grant, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia Counties of New Mexico
Lee, Susan E. Taylor
Los Lunas, N.M. : S.E. Lee, 1960
Three roads to Magdalena : coming of age in a Southwest borderland, 1890-1990
Adams, David Wallace
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2016
Time of trouble, time of triumph : a centennial history of the First Presbyterian Church of
Socorro, New Mexico (1880-1980)
McKee, John DeWitt
Socorro, N.M. : First Presbyterian Church in Socorro, 1984
Torrance and eastern Socorro Counties, New Mexico : an annotated bibliography of historical and other references
Wilson, John P.
Las Cruces, N.M. : Wilson, 1981
[Various works, 1893-1918]
New Mexico School of Mines
Socorro, N.M. : Socorro County Pub. Co.
Welcome to the 10th annual old timers' reunion : "ready to roll," July 11 & 12, 1981, Magdalena, New Mexico
Thompson, Trudy
Magdalena, N.M. : Bandar Log, 1981
Welcome to the 20th annual Old Timers' Reunion
Magdalena, NM, 1991