Hinsdale County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Hinsdale County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1875 County Court has divorce, probate and court records.

County Seat
Lake City

Parent County

 * Before 1861 the central part of this modern Colorado county east of the was in New Mexico.


 * 1852 January 9 it was created part of Taos County in New Mexico Territory.
 * 1861 February 28 it was transferred to Colorado (1 Nov 1861 Guadalupe County).
 * 1861 November 7 the name was changed from Guadalupe County to Conejos County.
 * Look for pre-1861 records in New Mexico. For further explanation see Taos County.


 * 1874  Hinsdale County was created 10 February 1874 from Conejos County.

Neighboring Counties



 * Archuleta
 * Gunnison
 * La Plata
 * Mineral
 * Ouray
 * Saguache
 * San Juan

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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.

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

Family History Centers

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

Libraries
Hinsdale Library District/Lake City 221 Silver Street Lake City, CO 81235 Telephone: 970-944-2615 Hinsdale Library Dist./Lake City website

Societies
Hinsdale County Historical Society Post Office Box 353 130 North Silver Street Lake City, CO 81235 Telelphone: 970-944-2050 Hinsdale Co. Historical Society and Museum website

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 $