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San Juan County, Colorado
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San Juan County, Colorado Facts
When was San Juan County, CO Created?
San Juan County was established on Janurary 31, 1876 from Lake County.
What is the County Seat of San Juan County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Silverton and the county government website is http://www.sanjuancountycolorado.us/
What counties are adjacent to San Juan County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Ouray County, Hinsdale County, La Plata County, Montezuma County, Dolores County, San Miguel County.
San Juan County, CO Vital Records
Where can find San Juan County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
San Juan 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 San Juan 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.
San Juan County, CO Census Records
What San Juan County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for San Juan County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
San Juan Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 11880. San Juan Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1880. San Juan Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
San Juan County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for San Juan County, CO?
A list of San Juan 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)
- San Juan County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- San Juan County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for San Juan County (usgwarchives.net)
San Juan County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the San Juan County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of San Juan 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 San Juan 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.
- San Juan County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 1557 Greene St, Silverton, CO 81433
- Phone: (970) 387-5671
- San Juan County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1871
- Land Records: 1876
- San Juan County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1876
- Court Records: 1876
- San Juan County Public Health Service
- Birth / Death Records: 1901–07 ; at City clerk, Silverton.
Where can I connect with other San Juan County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in San Juan County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to San Juan County.
San Juan 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)
- San Juan County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- San Juan County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
San Juan 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.
San Juan Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
San Juan Co. CO Census Records
- San Juan County, CO Census Records Links
- Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
- San Juan County, CO Census QuickFacts
San Juan Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- San Juan Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- San Juan County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- San Juan Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- San Juan Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- San Juan County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
San Juan Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
San Juan Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- San Juan County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- San Juan County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- San Juan Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- San Juan County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – San Juan (cyndislist.com)
- San Juan County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- San Juan Co. COGenweb (cogenweb.com)
- San Juan County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- San Juan Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
San Juan Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- San Juan County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 San Juan County Map (livgenmi.com)
San Juan 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 San Juan County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
San Juan 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)