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Hinsdale County, Colorado
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Hinsdale County, Colorado Facts
When was Hinsdale County, CO Created?
Hinsdale County was established on March 9, 1877 from Lake County, Conejos County, and Costilla County.
What is the County Seat of Hinsdale County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Lake City and the county government website is http://www.hinsdalecountycolorado.us/
What counties are adjacent to Hinsdale County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Gunnison County, Saguache County, Mineral County, Archuletal County, La Plata County, San Juan County, Ouray County.
Hinsdale County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Hinsdale County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale 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.
Hinsdale County, CO Census Records
What Hinsdale County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Hinsdale County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Hinsdale Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1880. Hinsdale Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1880. Hinsdale Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Hinsdale County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Hinsdale County, CO?
A list of Hinsdale 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)
- Hinsdale County Historical Society, Post Office Box 353 , 130 N Silver St, Lake City, CO 81235; Phone:(970) 944-2050
- Hinsdale County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Hinsdale County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Hinsdale County (usgwarchives.net)
Hinsdale County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Hinsdale County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale 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.
- Hinsdale County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 300 Henson St, Lake City, CO 81235
- Phone: (970) 944-2228
- Hinsdale County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1876
- Land Records: 1874
- Hinsdale County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1876
- Court Records: 1876
- Hinsdale County Public Health Agency
- Birth / Death Records: 1899–1907
Where can I connect with other Hinsdale County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Hinsdale County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Hinsdale County.
Hinsdale 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)
- Hinsdale County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Hinsdale County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Hinsdale 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.
Hinsdale Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Inventory of the county archives of Colorado: Hinsdale County (search.ancestry.com)
Hinsdale Co. CO Census Records
- Hinsdale County, CO Census Records Links
- Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
- Hinsdale County, CO Census QuickFacts
Hinsdale Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Hinsdale Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Hinsdale County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Hinsdale Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Hinsdale Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Hinsdale County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Hinsdale Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Hinsdale Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Hinsdale County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Hinsdale County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Hinsdale Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Hinsdale County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Hinsdale (cyndislist.com)
- Hinsdale County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Hinsdale Co. COGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Hinsdale County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Hinsdale Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Hinsdale Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Hinsdale County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Hinsdale County Map (livgenmi.com)
Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Hinsdale 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)