Ouray County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColoradoOuray County

County Courthouse
Ouray County Courthouse 541 4th St Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 970.325.4961 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1881  County Treasurer has birth records from 1877 and death records from 1894; Court Clerk has divorce, probate and Court records

Parent County

 * 18 January 1877 - Ouray county (original, renamed) was created from San Juan County. This is not quite the same county as the present day county of Ouray. County seat: Ouray

Boundary Changes

 * 19 Feb 1881 - OURAY county lost land to creation of DOLORES county.
 * 27 Feb 1883 - OURAY county lost land to creation of UNCOMPAHGRE County (extinct); OURAY County regained the lost portion three days later.
 * 2 Mar 1883 - OURAY County was renamed SAN MIGUEL County and UNCOMPAHGRE County (extinct) was renamed OURAY County. OURAY County in effect regained the area it lost three days earlier to the creation of UNCOMPAHGRE County and lost all the territory that became SAN MIGUEL County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Gunnison, Colorado
 * Hinsdale, Colorado
 * Montrose, Colorado
 * San Juan, Colorado
 * San Miguel, Colorado

Probate
Colorado State Archives has put the Ouray County Probate Index for the years 1878-1919 on-line

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

Societies and Libraries
Ouray Library District 320 6th Ave Ouray, CO 81427 Telephone 970-325-4616 Website http://ouray.ipac.dynixasp.com/#focus

Ridgway Library District 300 Charles Ridgway, CO 81432 Telephone 970-626-5252 Website http://www.youseemore.com/RIDGWAYPL/DEFAULT.ASP

Ouray County Historical Society P. O. Box 151 Ouray, CO 81427 Telephone 970-325-4576 Website http://www.ouraycountyhistoricalsociety.org/

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Ouray County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Ouray County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)