Conejos County, Colorado Genealogy

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County Courthouse
The Conejos County Courthouse was built in June 1890, it was destroyed by fire in 1980, at which time it was rebuilt.

Parent County
1861--Conejos County was created 1 November 1861 as an original county under the name of Guadalupe. The name was changed to Conejos 7 November 1869. County seat: Conejos

Record Loss
The county land records 1878-1936 and all other county records were lost when the courthouse burned in 1980, except for the Grantee and Grantor books. There are a few marriage records of the late 1940's that remain.

Places / Localities
==== Populated Places =
 * Antonito
 * Bountiful
 * Capulin
 * Conejos
 * Fox Creek
 * Guadalupe
 * La Jara
 * Las Mesitas
 * Lobatos
 * Los Cerritos
 * Los Sauces
 * Manassa
 * Mogote
 * Ortiz
 * Richfield
 * Romero
 * Sanford

Neighboring Counties

 * Alamosa
 * Archuleta
 * Costilla
 * Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
 * Rio Grande
 * Taos County, New Mexico

Cemeteries

 * Antonito Cemetery
 * Church-Capulin Cemetery
 * Gomez-Capulin Cemetery
 * New Capulin Cemetery
 * Conejos Cemetery
 * Fox Creek Cemetery (North side of Fox Creek)
 * La Jara Cemetery (US Hwy 285, North of La Jara)
 * Las Mesitas Cemetery
 * Los Cerritos Cemetery
 * Los Sauces Catholic Cemetery "Gateway To Heaven"
 * Los Sauces Pinacostal Cemetery
 * Lobatos Cemetery
 * New Manassa Cemetery, (South side of "M" Mountain)
 * Old Manassa Cemetery, (South end of Fifth Street, Manassa)
 * Martinez Cemetery
 * Mogote Cemetery
 * Nance Cemetery, (West and South of the Old Manassa Cemetery)
 * Ortiz Cemetery
 * New Ortiz Cemetery
 * Presbyterian Church Cemetery
 * San Antonio Cemetery
 * Sanford Cememtery, County Rd. 19 (1881-current)
 * Seventh-Day Adventist Cemetery
 * Sowards Cemetery, (West of the Old Manassa Cemetery)
 * Valdez Cemetery

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Conejos Branch 1878-1879
 * Eastdale Ward 1894-1908
 * La Jara Ward (see Richfield Ward)
 * Fox Creek Branch 1893-1894
 * Manassa Ward 1892-1897, 1907-1948
 * Manassa 1 Ward
 * Manassa 2 Ward 1920-1928
 * Morgan Branch 1934-1942
 * Mountain View Branch 1889-1896
 * Richfield Ward 1884-1941
 * Romeo Ward 1936-1948
 * Sanford Ward 1888-1948

Existing LDS Wards and Branches


 * La Jara 1 Ward
 * Fox Creek Branch
 * Manassa 1 Ward
 * Manassa 2 Ward
 * Manassa 3 Ward
 * Sanford 1 Ward
 * Sanford 2 Ward
 * San Luis Branch

Divorce
The Colorado State Archives has put a name only index to the Conjeos County Divorce Records for the period 7/13/1899 to 9/20/1915 on-line.

Land

 * 1878 - current, Grantee & Grantor books, Conejos County Clerk, 719-274-5422.
 * Land records 1936 - current, ibid

Local Histories

 * Misc. Family Collection in Family History Center, La Jara, Colorado, 719-274-4024

Military
The Colorado State Archives has put an Index to the Conejos County World War II Enlistments on-line.

Newspapers
The following are on microfilm located in the Family History Center, located in La Jara, Colorado. 719-274-4032.


 * The Antonito Ledger (June 1892 - Oct 1972)
 * The La Jara Chronicle (Oct 1904 - Dec 1911)
 * The La Jara Enterprise (April 1914 - April 1917)
 * The La Jara Gazette (April 1916 - Dec 1982)
 * The Conejos County Citizen (Jan 1983 - Oct 1993)
 * The Conejos County Citizen (July 1996 - Oct 1997)

Taxation
Colorado State Archives has the Conejos County Inheritance Tax Records Index (1918-1923) online

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search


 * Conejos County Old Vital Records, are kept in the Alamosa County Courthouse, 719-589-6681.

Societies and Libraries
Conejos County Library District 17703 Hwy 285 La Jara, CO 81140 Phone: (719) 274-5858 conejos.colibraries.org/

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Center 716 Broadway St La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, United States Telephone: 719-274-4032 This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries. Contact Center for open hours as they vary.

Websites
Link title
 * Family History Library Catalog