Archuleta County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Archuleta County

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and death records from 1886 and land records from 1885; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate, court and adoption records.

Parent County

 * Before 1861 the extreme southeast tip of this modern Colorado county was in New Mexico.


 * 9 January 1852 it was created part of Taos County in New Mexico Territory.
 * 28 February 1861 it was transferred to Colorado (1 Nov 1861 Guadalupe County).
 * 7 November 1861 the name was changed from Guadalupe County to Conejos County.
 * Look for pre-1861 records in New Mexico. For further explanation see Taos County.


 * 14 April 1885: Archuleta County was created from Conejos County.; County seat: Pagosa Springs.

Neighboring Counties

 * Conejos
 * Hinsdale
 * La Plata
 * Mineral
 * Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
 * Rio Grande
 * San Juan County, New Mexico

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library Document Upper San Juan Library District 811 San Juan Street Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 Telephone: (970) 264-2209 Archuleta County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1611 Pagosa Springs, Co 81147 San Juan Historical Society P. O. Box 1711 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Pagosa Springs Colorado Branch Family History Center

Websites

 * Archuleta County COGenWeb
 * Archuleta County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Archuleta County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)