San Miguel County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado San Miguel County

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

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 fire so files are incomplete

County Seat
Telluride

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.

Neighboring Counties



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

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

Census

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

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.

1934 San Miguel County Old Age Pension Records 1934. An Index compiled from the official 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

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

Archives
1885-1906 San Miguel Teacher Exams 1934 San Miguel County Old Age Pension

Family History Centers

 * Silverton Colorado Family History Center
 * Montrose Colorado Family History Center

Libraries

 * San Miguel Library District # 1/Telluride 100 W. Pacific Ave Telluride, CO 81435 Telephone: 970-728-4519 Website: Wilkinson Public Library


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

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

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

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