Montezuma County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado Montezuma County

Guide to Montezuma County, Colorado ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County District Court has divorce, probate and court records County Clerk has birth, marriage, death and land records

County Seat
Cortez

Parent County
1889--Montezuma County was created 16 April 1889 from La Plata County.

Neighboring Counties



 * Apache County, Arizona
 * Dolores
 * La Plata
 * San Juan
 * San Juan County, New Mexico
 * San Juan County, Utah

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cemeteries

 * Arriola
 * Battlerock
 * Cedar Grove
 * Cortez
 * Dolores
 * Eaton
 * Fairview
 * Whitehorse Family
 * Goodman Point
 * Lamb
 * Lebannon
 * Lewis (Sunnyside)
 * McElmo
 * Memorial Garden
 * Mitchell
 * Old Mormon
 * Peoples
 * Riverside (Peoples)
 * Sheek
 * Simon Draw
 * Summit Ridge
 * Sunnyside
 * Sunset Memorial Gardens (Summit Ridge)
 * Sylvan
 * Towaoc
 * Ute Mountain Tribal
 * Webber

Census

 * 1860-1940 Colorado Census Records from 1860 to 1940 at FamilySearch.org — index/images

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Cortez
 * Moncos

Court Records
Numerous records are available at Colorado Archives. To use this link scroll down the page to where it asks for Record Type. Click there and scroll down the list to the records you want and select. The next field asks for county. Select the county you want and then click on Search. You can narrow the search by adding the additional information it asks for.

Newspapers
Search current and archived obituaries published in The Cortez Journal (Cortez, Colorado) from September 1999 to the present.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1875–1974 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Family History Centers

 * Cortez Colorado Family History Center
 * Blanding Utah Family History Center

Libraries

 * Cortez Public Library 202 N. Park Cortez, CO 81321 Telephone: 970-565-8117 Cortez Library website


 * Dolores Library District/Montezuma County 1002 Railroad Ave Dolores, CO 81323 Telephone: 970-882-4127 Dolores Public Library website


 * Mancos Public Library District 211 West First Street Mancos, CO 81328 Telehone 970-533-7600 Mancos Public Library website

Birth
Birth records may become public records when 100 years have elapsed after the date of birth. EXCEPTION: The birth record of any individual who is known to be currently alive will remain confidential even if they are 100 years of age or greater.

Marriage

 * 1853-2006 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1859-1900 Colorado Marriages, 1859-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1864-1995 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1900-1939 Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Death records may become public records when 75 years have elapsed after the date of death.

Web Sites

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