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Conejos County, Colorado
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Conejos County, Colorado Facts
When was Conejos County, CO Created?
Conejos County was established on November 1, 1861 one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. (was originally named Guadalupe County, was renamed Conejos County after six days on November 7, 1861).
What is the County Seat of Conejos County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Conejos and the county government website is http://www.conejoscounty.org/
What counties are adjacent to Conejos County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Rio Grande County, Alamosa County East, Costilla County, Taos County, New Mexico East, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Archuletal County.
Conejos County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Conejos County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Conejos 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 Conejos 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.
Conejos County, CO Census Records
What Conejos County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Conejos County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Conejos Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. Conejos Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Conejos Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Conejos County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Conejos County, CO?
A list of Conejos 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)
- Conejos County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Conejos County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Conejos County (usgwarchives.net)
Conejos County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Conejos County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Conejos 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 Conejos 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.
PLEASE READ FIRST!!! Please call the clerk’s department to confirm hours, mailing address, fees and other specifics before visiting or requesting information because of sometimes changing contact information. The Department Offices DO NOT DO RESEARCH. The files are available to interested parties, barring private issues. Many staff will guide individuals in locating the materials, however it’s up to the person to carry out the research. Some loss of records occurred by fire.
- Conejos County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 6683 Co Road 13, Antonito, CO 81120
- Phone: (719) 376-5465
- Conejos County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1871
- Land Records: 1871
- Conejos County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1875
- Court Records: 1877
- Conejos County Public Health and Nursing Service
- Birth / Death Records: 1877–1907
Where can I connect with other Conejos County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Conejos County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Conejos County.
Conejos 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)
- Conejos County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Conejos County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Conejos 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.
Conejos Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Inventory of the county archives of Colorado: Conejos County (search.ancestry.com)
Conejos Co. CO Census Records
- Conejos County, CO Census Records Links
- Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
- Conejos County, CO Census QuickFacts
Conejos Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Conejos Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Conejos County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Conejos Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Conejos Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Conejos County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Conejos Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Conejos Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Conejos County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Conejos County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Conejos Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Conejos County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Conejos (cyndislist.com)
- Conejos County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Conejos Co. COGenweb (cogenweb.com)
- Conejos County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Conejos Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Conejos Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Conejos County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Conejos County Map (livgenmi.com)
Conejos 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 Conejos County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Conejos 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)