San Juan County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  San Juan County

County Courthouse
San Juan County Courthouse PO Box 466; Silverton, CO 81433-0466 Phone 970.387.5671

County Treasurer has birth records from 1880 and death records from 1901; County Clerk has marriage records from 1880, military records from 1941 and land records; Clerk District court has divorce, probate and court records.

Parent County

 * Before 1861 the extreme east-central edge of this modern Colorado county on the east side of the 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.


 * 1876  San Juan County was created 31 January 1876 from La Plata County. County seat: Silverton.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dolores
 * Hinsdale
 * La Plata
 * Montezuma
 * Ouray
 * San Miguel

Societies and Libraries
Silverton Public Library 1117 Reese Silverton, CO 81433 Telephone: 970-387-5770 Website http://silvertonpl.ipac.dynixasp.com/#focus

San Juan County Historical Society 1569 Greene Street Silverton, CO 81433 Telephone 970-387-5838 Website http://www.silvertonhistoricsociety.org/

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Silverton Colorado Family History Center