A listing of Sheriffs in Socorro County, NM

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(Please note that Elfego Baca in which a movie was made about his life story was 
never a sheriff of Socorro County)

@1851 - Esquipala Vigil,  Antonio N. Ruiz, &  José Antonio Torres
1852 - José Antonio Torres J & osé Apodaca
1853 - José Apodaca  & Celso Cuellar Medina
1854 - " "
1855 - " "  & José Apodaca
1856 - José Apodaca
1857 - José Apodaca  & Luis Tafoya
1858 - Luis Tafoya
1859 - " "
1860 - " "
1861 - " "  & José Miguel de Luna
1862 - " "
1863 - " "  & Marcos Baca
1864 - " "
1865 - " "  & J. Alvino Gonzáles
1866 - " "
1867 - " "  & Andrés Montoya
1868 - " "
1869 - " "
1870 - " "
1871 - " "
1872 - " "
1873 - " " &  Juan Pino
1874 - " "  & Vivian Baca
1875 - " "  & Luis Tafoya
1876 - " "  & Jesús María Baca
1877 - " "
1878 - " "
1879 - " "
1880 - " "
1881 - Andrés Montoya
1882 - " "
1883 - Peter (Pedro) A. Simpson
1884 - " "
1885 - Charles T;. Russell
1886 - " "
1887 - " "
1888 - " "
1889 - Clarence A. Robinson
1890 - " "
1891 - " "
1892 - " "
1893 - Leopoldo Contreras
1894 - " "
1895 - Holm Olaf Bursum
1896 - " "
1897 - " "
1898 - " " 
1899 - Charles F. Blackington
1900 - " "
1901 - " "
1902 - " "
1903 - Leandro Baca
1904 - " " 
1905 - " "
#1906 - " "  & Misais Baca
1907 - Anicleto C. Abeytia
1908 - " "
1909 - Gerónimo E. Sánchez
1910 - " "
1911 - " "
1912 - " " & Emil James
1913 -1916 -  Emil James
1917 - 1918 - José S. Baca
1919 - 1919 - ??
1921 - 1922 - V. V. Tafoya
1923 - 1924 - José S. Baca
1925 - 1928 - S. Darr 
1929 - 1930 - Esmael Ortega
1931 - G. E. Cook
1932 - 1934 - Frank Knoblock, Jr.
1935 - 1936 - Talley B. Cook
1937 - 1940 - Frank Knoblock, Jr.
1941 - 1944 - Lawrence Murray
1945 - 1948 - Bainard Gray
1949 - 1950 - Manueal Martínez
1955 - 1956 - Lee S. Garner
1957 - 1958 - Milton López
1963 - 1966 - Willie S. Valles 



 @Esquipula Vigil appointed 21 April 1851, but resigned to enter assembly:Antonio 
N. Ruiz appointed 28 May 1851 to serve until elections: José AntonioTorres 
elected September 1851, but resigned 1 December 1851: José Apodaca appointed 12 
January 1852

#Govenor removed Leandro Baca 6 Oct 1906 and appointed Misais Baca. LeandroBaca 
was brother of Cipriano Baca, sheriff of Luna County 1901-1902. Leandro Baca 
became first sheriff of Catron County in 1921.