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San Miguel County, Colorado
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San Miguel County, Colorado Facts
When was San Miguel County, CO Created?
San Miguel County was established on March 3, 1883 from San Juan County.
What is the County Seat of San Miguel County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Telluride and the county government website is http://www.sanmiguelcounty.org/
What counties are adjacent to San Miguel County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Montrose County, Ouray County, San Juan County, Dolores County, San Juan County, Utah.
San Miguel County, CO Vital Records
Where can find San Miguel County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
San Miguel 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 Miguel 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 Miguel County, CO Census Records
What San Miguel County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for San Miguel 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.
San Miguel Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. San Miguel Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. San Miguel Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
San Miguel County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for San Miguel County, CO?
A list of San Miguel 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)
- Telluride Historical Society, 201 W Gregory Ave, Telluride, CO 81435; Phone:(970) 728-3344
- San Miguel County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- San Miguel County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for San Miguel County (usgwarchives.net)
San Miguel County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the San Miguel County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of San Miguel 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 Miguel 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 Miguel County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 305 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
- Phone: (970) 728-3891
- San Miguel County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1883
- Land Records: 1883
- San Miguel County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1883
- Court Records: 1883
- San Miguel County Department of Health and Environment
- Birth / Death Records: 1900–07 / 1907–20; at Vital statistics registrar, Telluride
Where can I connect with other San Miguel County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in San Miguel County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to San Miguel County.
San Miguel 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 Miguel County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- San Miguel County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
San Miguel 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 Miguel Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Inventory of the county archives of Colorado: San Miguel County (search.ancestry.com)
San Miguel Co. CO Census Records
- San Miguel County, CO Census Records Links
- Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
- San Miguel County, CO Census QuickFacts
San Miguel Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- San Miguel Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- San Miguel County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- San Miguel Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- San Miguel Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- San Miguel County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
San Miguel Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
San Miguel Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- San Miguel County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- San Miguel County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- San Miguel Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- San Miguel County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – San Miguel (cyndislist.com)
- San Miguel County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- San Miguel Co. COGenweb (theusgenweb.org)
- San Miguel County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- San Miguel Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
San Miguel Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- San Miguel County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 San Miguel County Map (livgenmi.com)
San Miguel 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 Miguel County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
San Miguel 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)