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Archuleta County, Colorado
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Archuleta County, Colorado Facts
When was Archuleta County, CO Created?
Archuleta County was established on April 14, 1885 from Conejos County.
What is the County Seat of Archuleta County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Pagosa Springs and the county government website is http://www.archuletacounty.org/
What counties are adjacent to Archuleta County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Conejos County, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, San Juan County, New Mexico, La Plata County, Hinsdale County.
Archuleta County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Archuleta County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Archuleta County vital records can be found at the Colorado Office of Vital Records which has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Colorado for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Archuleta County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Colorado Birth Certificate, Marriage Verification, Divorce Verification, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Archuleta County, CO Census Records
What Archuleta County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Archuleta County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Archuleta Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Archuleta County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Archuleta County, CO?
A list of Archuleta County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Colorado Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Colorado Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Colorado State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Archuleta County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1611, Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147-1611
- Archuleta County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Archuleta County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Archuleta County (usgwarchives.net)
Archuleta County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Archuleta County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Archuleta County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Colorado courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Colorado residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Archuleta County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Colorado Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Archuleta County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 449 San Juan St., P.O. Box 2589, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
- Phone:(970) 264-8350
- Archuleta County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1886
- Land Records: 1886
- Archuleta County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1886
- Court Records: 1886
- San Juan Basin Health Department
- Birth / Death Records: 1892–1907 / 1900–07
Where can I connect with other Archuleta County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Archuleta County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Archuleta County.
Archuleta Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Colorado Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Colorado historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Colorado (1859–1978) (genealogybank.com)
- Archuleta County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Archuleta County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Archuleta Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Colorado Divorce Records, Various Sources 1851 – 2004 (archives.com) Various Public Records Sources
- Colorado Marriage Records 1975 – 2004 (archives.com) Colorado State Public Record Offices
- Colorado, Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939 (familysearch.org) Colorado Department of Health card index of divorces in Colorado from 1900-1939. The index is arranged in alphabetical order.
- Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 (familysearch.org) Card index created by the Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health in Colorado. The index is arranged alphabetically by groom’s name providing county, names of husband and wife, age, race, date and place of marriage, certificate number.
Archuleta Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Archuleta Co. CO Census Records
- Archuleta County, CO Census Records Links
- Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
- Archuleta County, CO Census QuickFacts
Archuleta Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Archuleta Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Archuleta County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Archuleta Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Archuleta Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Archuleta County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Archuleta Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Archuleta Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Archuleta County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Archuleta County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Archuleta Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Archuleta County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Archuleta (cyndislist.com)
- Archuleta County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Archuleta Co. COGenweb (cogenweb.com)
- Archuleta County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Archuleta Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Archuleta Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Archuleta County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Archuleta County Map (livgenmi.com)
Archuleta Co. CO Military Records
- Colorado Military Records Research Guide
- Colorado Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Colorado men and women who served. Perfect for Archuleta County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Archuleta Co. CO Schools & Directories
- Colorado City Directories (search.ancestry.com) This database is a collection of city directories for various years and cities in Colorado. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of its citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. Sometimes the wife’s name will be listed in parentheses or italics following the husband’s. Often, dates of deaths of individuals listed in the previous year’s directory are listed as well as the names of partners of firms, and when possible, the forwarding addresses or post offices of people who moved to another town. In addition to the alphabetical portion, a city directory may also contain a business directory, street directory, governmental directory, and listings of town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, and other miscellaneous matters of general and local interest.
- The Colorado state business directory: 1876, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887-8, 1889, 1890, 1894, 1896, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1923 (search.ancestry.com)