La Plata County, Colorado Genealogy

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Guide to La Plata County Colorado genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1878 and land records from 1876; Clerk District Court has divorce and probate records; County Court has court records; San Juan Basin Health Department has birth, death and burial records

History
Parent County

1874--La Plata County was created 10 February 1874 from Conejos and Lake Counties


 * County seat: Durango

Populated Places
Cities and Towns (* incorporated)

• Allison

• Bayfield * • Bondad • Breen • Carbon • Junction • Cascade • Columbus • Durango* (county seat) • Falfa • Florida • Gem-Village • Grandview • Hermosa [2]• Hesperus • Ignacio* [2]• Kline • La Boca • La Plata • La Posta • Loma Linda • Marvel • Mayday • Oxford • Pinon Acres • Redmesa • Rockwood • Tacoma • Tiffany • Trimble • Vallecito

Neighboring Counties

 * Archuleta
 * Dolores
 * Hinsdale
 * Montezuma
 * San Juan
 * San Juan County, New Mexico

Cemeteries

 * Allison Tiffany *Animas *Bayfield *Bondad *Crestview Memorial Garden *Elco *Family *Florida *Greenmount *Hay Gulch *Hermosa *Hesperus *Ignacio East *Ignacio West *Kline *La Boca *La Posta *Marvel *Ouray Memorial *Oxford *Redmesa 2 *Shreck *Thompson *Three Rivers *Tiffany

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records *


 * Allison
 * Durango
 * Kline
 * Pine River
 * Redmesa

Court
An Index of the WPA Employment Case Files between 1935 and 1942 was compiled from the official record of the Colorado Department of Public Welfare, La Plata County Office. The information containedFeedback in the record generally shows: *Name of the applicant *Date of the filing *Case number *Name(s) and location of next of kin *Date applicant accepted for employment *Military service dates *General work experience record and qualifications.

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search 

Societies and Libraries
Pine River Public Library District/Bayfield 395 Center Drive Bayfield, CO 81122 Phone: (970) 884-2222 Website http://www.lmpl.org/

Durango Public Library 1188 E Second Ave Durango, CO 81301 Phone: (970) 375-3380 Website www.durangopubliclibrary.org/

Ignacio Library District 470 Goddard Ave Ignacio, CO 81137 Phone: (970) 563-9287 Website ignaciolibrary.com/

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Durango Colorado Family History Center
 * Redmesa Colorado Family History Center

Web Sites

 * *La Plata County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)