San Miguel County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColoradoSan Miguel County

County Courthouse
Formerly Ouray County, Name changed to San Miguel 2 Mar 1883 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1883; Clerk District has divorce, probate and court records from 1883 some birth and burial records were destroyed in a file so files are incomplete

Parent County
1861--San Miguel County was created 1 November 1861 as an original county. It was formerly part of Ouray County, but its names changed to San Miguel 2 March 1883. County seat: Telluride

Record Loss
A fire destroyed some records and some files are incomplete.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dolores
 * Montrose
 * Ouray
 * San Juan
 * San Juan County, Utah

Court
San Miguel County Old Age Pension Records 1934. An Index compiled from the offical record of the applications granted by the San Miguel County Commissioners during these years. Record may show the following:


 * Name of Applicant
 * Date and Amount of pension payment
 * Any adjustments to the pension
 * Person's age
 * Town nearest to where they lived
 * Other Actions done by the County

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

Societies and Libraries
San Miguel Library District # 1/Telluride 100 W. Pacific Ave Telluride, CO 81435 Telephone: 970-728-4519 Website http://www.telluridelibrary.org/

San Miguel Library District # 2/Norwood Pl 1110 Lucerne Street Norwood, CO 81423 Telephone: 970-327-4833

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * San Miguel County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * San Miguel County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)