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

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Mineral County, Colorado
Map
Location in the state of Colorado
Location of Colorado in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 9, 1852
County Seat	Creede
Courthouse
Address	Mineral County Courthouse 1201 N Main St PO Box 70 Creede, CO 81130 Phone: 719.658.2440 Mineral County Website

County Courthouse

County Clerk has marriage records from 1893 and military records from 1945;
District Court has divorce;
Probate Court and naturalization records;
County Assessor has land records.^[1]

Brief History

Parent County

• Before 1861 the northeastern part of this modern Colorado county east of the Continental Divide was in New Mexico.

• 9 January 1852 it was created part of Taos County in New Mexico Territory.^{[2] [3]}
• 28 February 1861 it was transferred to Colorado^{[4] [5]} (1 Nov 1861 Guadalupe County).^[6]
• 7 November 1861 the name was changed from Guadalupe County to Conejos County.^[7]

Look for pre-1861 records in New Mexico. For further explanation see Taos County.

• 1893 Mineral County was created 27 March 1893 from Hinsdale County. County seat: Creede.^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Archuleta
• Hinsdale
• Rio Grande
• Saguache

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Mineral County, Colorado census records online, see: Colorado Census.

Church Records

Court Records

Mineral County Old Age Pension Records 1933-1936. An Index compiled from the offical record of the applications granted by the Mineral County Commissioners during these years. Record may show the following:

• Name of Applicant
• Date and Amount of pension payment
• Any adjustments to the pension
• Person's age
• Town nearest to where they lived
• Other Actions done by the County
  

History

Land and Property

Maps

Military Records

Newspapers

Probate Records

Taxation

Vital Records

Repositories

Societies and Libraries

Mineral County School/Regional Public Library
380 La Garita Ave
Creede, CO 81130
Telephone:719-658-2313

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 100, Mineral County, Colorado. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1987), 52. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 X2th.
3. ↑ Brief County Histories (New Mexico) in RootsWeb (accessed 21 June 2012).
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Colorado Territory" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopeida at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Territory (accessed 19 June 2012).
5. ↑ Adrian B. Ettlinger, AniMap 3.0 : with SiteFinder U.S. place name database (Alamo, Calif.: Gold Bug, 2008), Colorado 1861 map. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL CD-ROM no. 4903.
6. ↑ Handybook, 97, Conejos County, Colorado, and 99, Guadalupe County, Colorado.
7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Guadalupe County, Colorado Territory" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_County,_Colorado_Territory (accessed 23 June 2012).

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