Archuleta County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Archuleta County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and death records from 1886 and land records from 1885; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate, court and adoption records.

Parent County

 * Before 1861 the extreme southeast tip of this modern Colorado county 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.


 * 14 April 1885: Archuleta County was created from Conejos County.; County seat: Pagosa Springs.

Neighboring Counties

 * Conejos
 * Hinsdale
 * La Plata
 * Mineral
 * Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
 * Rio Grande
 * San Juan County, New Mexico

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library Document Upper San Juan Library District 811 San Juan Street Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 Telephone: (970) 264-2209 Archuleta County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1611 Pagosa Springs, Co 81147 San Juan Historical Society P. O. Box 1711 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Pagosa Springs Colorado Branch Family History Center

Websites

 * Archuleta County COGenWeb
 * Archuleta County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Archuleta County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)