San Juan County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  San Juan County

Guide to San Juan County Colorado genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
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