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Mineral County, Colorado
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Mineral County, Colorado Facts
When was Mineral County, CO Created?
Mineral County was established on March 27, 1893 from Hinsdale County, Rio Grande County and Saguache County.
What is the County Seat of Mineral County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Creede and the county government website is http://www.mineralcountycolorado.com/
What counties are adjacent to Mineral County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Saguache County, Rio Grande County, Archuletal County, Hinsdale County.
Mineral County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Mineral County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Mineral 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 Mineral 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.
Mineral County, CO Census Records
What Mineral County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Mineral County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Mineral County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Mineral County, CO?
A list of Mineral 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)
- Mineral County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Mineral County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Mineral County (usgwarchives.net)
Mineral County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Mineral County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Mineral 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 Mineral 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.
- Mineral County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 1201 N Main St, Creede, CO 81130
- Phone: (719) 658-2575
- Mineral County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1891
- Land Records: 1893?
- Mineral County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1893?
- Court Records: 1893?
- Mineral County Public Health Agency
- Birth / Death Records: 1896–1909
Where can I connect with other Mineral County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Mineral County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Mineral County.
Mineral 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)
- Mineral County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Mineral County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Mineral 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.
Mineral Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Mineral Co. CO Census Records
Mineral Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Mineral Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Mineral County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Mineral Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Mineral Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Mineral County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Mineral Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Mineral Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Mineral County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Mineral County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Mineral Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Mineral County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Mineral (cyndislist.com)
- Mineral County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Mineral Co. COGenweb (cogenweb.com)
- Mineral County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Mineral Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Mineral Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Mineral County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Mineral County Map (livgenmi.com)
Mineral 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 Mineral County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Mineral 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)