Conejos - Hinsdale - La Plata & Rio Grande Counties, Colorado Databases

Conejos was an original county that was formed when Colorado became a State, in 1861. (Orginally it was called Guadalupe Co). In 1874 it was split up to create La Plata County, Rio Grande County and Hinsdale County All 4 Below.


Census Records on line

1860 Conejos Co Census (was then New Mexico Territory) by Rootsweb

1870 Colorado Census Index (All State of Colorado) by Colorado Archives

1885 State Census of Monte Vista (then Henry Twp)
Rio Grande County by Colorado American Local History Network

1885 State Census of Hinsdale County
Surnames A-H | Surnames I-Q | Surnames R-Z
by Colorado American Local History Network

1874-1890 Rio Grande County School Census by Colorado American Local History Network

Vital Records

1893-1898 Misc Birth Records Rio Grande County by Colorado ALHN

by Bride | by Groom by Colorado ALHN

Divorces of Conejos County July 31, 1899 to Sept 20, 1915 by Colorado Archives

1870 Mortality Schedule Conejos County by USGenweb
1885 Mortality Schedule Rio Grande Co by Colorado ALHN
1895-1899 Misc Death Records Rio Grande County Colorado ALHN
Misc Death Records Lake City, Hinsdale Co (mostly 1980s-1990s) by Rootsweb
Colorado Mining Fatalities Prior to 1963 by Denver Public Library

Cemetery Stone Photos & Transcriptions

Cemetery Name
Agua Ramon Cemetery
Location
NorthWest of Del Norte Rio Grande Co
Provided by
Colorado ALHN
Cemetery Name
Allison Cemetery
Location
La Plata County
Provided by
USGenweb
Animas Cemetery Durango, La Plata County USGenweb Animas City Cemetery 1 photo Durango, La Plata Co Tombstone Project
Antonito (Presbyterian)Cemetery Antonito-Conejos Co USGenweb Antonito Catholic Cemetery 1 photo Antonito-Conejos Co Tombstone Project
"Averisto" Burial Site Photo La Florida Saritas Hills-La Plata Co San Luis Valley Dweller Bayfield Cemetery (aka Pine River) 40 Photos Bayfield, La Plata Co USGenweb
Bowen Cemetery SouthWest of Bowen Church-Rio Grande Co Colorado ALHN Capulin Catholic Church Cemetery Hwy 285 Capulin-Conejos Co USGenweb
City Cemetery 43 photos Lake City, Hinsdale Co Tombstone Project Conejos Cemetery off Hwy 285-Conejos Co USGenweb
Crestview Cemetery 6 Photos Durango, La Plata Co Tombstone Project Del Norte Cemetery A-G | H-P | Q-Z Rio Grande Co-Colorado ALHN
Del Norte Cemetery 32 photos Del Norte-Rio Grande Co Tombstone Project Del Norte Cemetery Woodmen of the World Burials Rio Grande County Interment Net
Elco Cemetery La Plata County USGenweb Florida Cemetery La Plata County USGenweb
Florida Cemetery 33 photos aka Florida Mesa & Hood Cemetery La Plata Co Tombstone Project Flower Family Cemetery East of Manassa-Conejos Co USGenweb
Folsom Family Cemetery 4055 County Rd 240 Durango-La Plata Co USGenweb Fox Creek Cemetery off Hwy 17-Conejos Co USGenweb
Gomez Cemetery (aka De La Luz Cemetery) North of El Centrito-Conejos Co USGenweb Greenmount Cemetery 183 Photos Durango-La Plata Co Tombstone Project
Hay Gulch Cemetery County Rd 120 La Plata Co USGenweb Hermosa Cemetery Hermosa-La Plata County USGenweb
Hermosa Cemetery 4 photos Hermosa-La Plata County Tombstone Project Hesperus Cemetery La Plata County USGenweb
Hillsdale Cemetery Woodmen of the World Burials E Saguache County Interment Net Home Lake Cemetery 7 photos Monte Vista-Rio Grande County Tombstone Project
Home Lake Cemetery Veteran Burials A-G | H-K | L-P | Q-Z Rio Grande Co-Colorado ALHN I O O F Cemetery 16 photos Lake City-Hinsdale County Tombstone Project
Ignacio Cemetery 7 photos Ingacio-La Plata Co Tombstone Project Ignacio Catholic Cemetery 1 photo Ingacio-La Plata Co Tombstone Project
Kline Cemetery off County Rd 119 S of Hesperus-La Plata Co USGenweb La Boca Cemetery La Plata County USGenweb
La Jara Cemetery La Jara, Conejos County USGenweb La Jara Cemetery 3 photos La Jara, Conejos County Tombstone Project
La Posta Cemetery S of Durango-La Plata Co USGenweb Las Mesitas Cemetery Hwy 17-Conejos County USGenweb
Lobatos Cemetery (aka Cenicero or La Florida) E of Antonito-Conejos Co USGenweb Los Cerritos Cemetery Los Cerritos-Conejos County USGenweb
Los Sauses Catholic Cemetery Los Sauses-Conejos County USGenweb Los Sauses Pentecostal Cemetery Los Sauses-Conejos County USGenweb
Los Valdez Cemetery Seven Mile Plaza-Rio Grande Co Colorado ALHN Marvel Cemetery County Rd 131 Marvel-La Plata County USGenweb
Marvel Cemetery 8 Photos Marvel-La Plata County Tombstone Project Mogote Presbyterian Cemetery Mogote, -Conejos County USGenweb
Monte Vista Cemetery Rio Grande County Colorado ALHN
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A-Cotton |
Cottrell-Greene
Grett-Leyerly | Libel-Ostrega O'Toole-Smith
| Smythe-Zion
Monte Vista Spanish Cemetery & Union de Trabjadores Cemetery (aka Workers Union Cemetery) Rio Grande Co
Colorado ALHN
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Surnames A-H
Surnames I-N Surnames O-Z
Monte Vista Cemetery 77 Photos Monte Vista-Rio Grande County Tombstone Project Nance Family Cemetery Manassa-Conejos County USGenweb
New Capulin Cemetery (aka St Joseph's) Capulin-Conejos County USGenweb New Manassa Cemetery Manassa-Conejos County USGenweb
New Ortiz Cemetery SouthWest of Old Ortiz-Conejos Co USGenweb Old Capulin Cemetery N of Capulin-Conejos County USGenweb
Old Manassa Cemetery Fifth Street Manassa-Conejos Co USGenweb Old Manassa Cemetery 42 Photos Manassa-Conejos County Tombstone Project
Old Ortiz Cemetery Ortiz,-Conejos Co USGenweb Original Plots Owners Old Monte Vista Cemetery from 1890 - Rio Grande Co Colorado ALHN
Oxford Cemetery La Plata County USGenweb Oxford Cemetery1 photo Oxford-La Plata Co Tombstone Project
Ouray Memorial Cemetery (aka Ute Indian Cemetery) 4 Photos Ignacio-La Plata County Tombstone Project Redmesa Cemetery La Plata County USGenweb
Rock Creek Cemetery Rural Monte Vista-Rio Grande County USGenweb Rock Creek Cemetery 1 photo Rural Rio Grande County Tombstone Project
Additions to Rock Creek Cemetery Rio Grande County USGenweb San Antonio Cemetery San Antonio-Conejos County USGenweb
Sanford Cemetery County Rd 18 S of Sanford-Conejos Co USGenweb SanfordCemetery 58 Photos S of Sanford-Conejos County Tombstone Project
Schreck Cemetery County Rd 240-La Plata Co USGenweb Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery W of Antonito-Conejos County USGenweb
Sowards Family Cemetery S of Manassa-Conejos County USGenweb Tiffany Cemetery La Plata County USGenweb
Valdez Cemetery Hwy 17 Mogote-Conejos County USGenweb Various Conejos Co Vikki Gray
Various Rio Grande County Vikki Gray Woodmen of the World Burials Varous Hinsdale County Interment Net
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery 30 photos (aka Thompson Park)-La Plata County Tombstone Project Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery aka Thompson Park-La Plata County USGenweb


Military Records

Civil War Casualties (all State of CO) by Colorado Archives
Colorado Volunteer Military Records 1861-1865 by Colorado Archives

Colorado Veteran Grave Registrations 1862-1949 by Colorado Archives

1936 Home Lake Soldier and Sailors Home Directory of Residents by Colorado ALHN

Conejos Co WWI Enlistments 1917-1918 by Colorado Archives
WWI Draft Registrations Hinsdale Co 1917-1918 by USGenweb

WWII Casualties Hinsdale Co by USGenweb

Vietnam Casualties June 1966-Dec 1966 & all 1968 by Colorado Archives

Rio Grande Co Military Casualties WWI-WWII-Korea-Vietnam by Colorado ALHN

Newspapers and Obituaries

Monte Vista, Rio Grande County Obituary Index 1888-1977
A-Br | Bu-C | D-F | G-H
I-L | M-O | P-Sc | Se-Sy | T-Z by Colorado ALHN

1900 Birth-Death- Marriage Announcements Monte Vista Reporter-Rio Grande Co by Colorado ALHN

Obituary of Frank A. Espinoza 1930 of Conejos Co by USGenweb
Obituary of John Calvin Smith 1927 Bayfield, La Plata Co USGenweb

News in Antonito (has some nice historic photos & interesting local news) SLV Dweller
News in Conejos County (some nice historic photos and interesting local news) by SLV Dweller

Naturalization Records

1881-1904 Rio Grande County Declarations of Intention by Colorado ALHN
1881-1905 Rio Grande County Final Certificates of Naturalization by Colorado ALHN

Church Records

Membership List 1909 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints San Luis Valley, Conejos Co by Rootsweb

History of the Conejos Co Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (est 1858) by DioceseofPueblo

1883 - 1906 Baptismal Records of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Lake City Hinsdale Co by Colorado ALHN

School Records

1893-1910 Alumi of the Monte Vista School, Rio Grande County by Colorado ALHN

1915-1924 PTA Officers of Marshall School, Rio Grande County by Colorado ALHN

Taxes - Voters - Estates

1861 Voters Registration Index (All State of CO) by Denver Public Library

1918-1923 Inheritance Tax Records Conejos Co by Colorado Archives

City Directories

1913/14 Del Norte Rio Grande County City Directory Colorado ALHN
1936 Del Norte Rio Grande County City Directory Colorado ALHN

1913/14 South Fork, Rio Grande County City Directory Colorado ALHN
1936 South Fork & Summitville, Rio Grande Co City Directory by Colorado ALHN

1913/14 Monte Vista, Rio Grande Co City Directory
A-L & M-Z
1936 Monte Vista, Rio Grande Co City Directory
A-G | H-N | O-Z by Colorado ALHN

Bibles and Bio's

Family Photos of Emil Zaffke Pioneer of Conejos Co by Rootsweb

Diary of Juan Bautista Silva (founder of La Loma De San Jose, near Del Norte Rio Grande Co) by Museum Trail.org

Bio of John C. Fremont Expedition of 1848/49 Del Norte - Rio Grande Co by SLV Dweller

Local History

History of Conejos County by Rootsweb
History of Hinsdale County EBook by Campus Press Colorado
History of Lake City, Hinsdale Co by Narrow Guarge.org
Early Settlers of Hinsdale Co, Lake City by Colorado ALHN
History of Rio Grande County by Rootsweb
Rio Grande County History by Colorado ALHN
Sheriff's of Hinsdale County by Rootsweb

Early Residents of San Luis Valley (Costilla, Conejos, Saguache, Rio Grande, & Alamosa Counties) by Vikki Gray

Photo Early Oritz in 1908 by SLV Dweller
Historic Photos of the San Luis Valley by SLV Dweller

Miscellaneous Databases

1871-1973 State Penitentiary Records Colorado Archives

1935 - 1942 La Plata County WPA Employment Cases by Colorado Archives

1874 - 1893 Teaching Certificates Rio Grande County Colorado Archives

1927-1952 Membership Roll of Rock Creek Club Monte Vista (Lady's Social Club)Rio Grande Co by Colorado ALHN

Mines & Mining Companies of Hinsdale County by Rootsweb

Rio Grande County Surname List & Queries by Rootsweb
Hinsdale County Surnames List by Rootsweb

Cultural Information

View the Collection of the Catawba Nation (housed in SC) by CCPPCrafts.com

14 Founding Families of La Loma De San Jose Hispanic Pioneering Rio Grande County by Museum Trail.org
Rio Grande County Hispanic Heritage by Museum Trail.org

Historical and Genealogical Societies and Libraries

View Collection of Materials Available

Hinsdale County Historical Society
130 Silver Street
Lake City, CO 81235

Did You Know ?

Manassa, Rio Grande County is the Birthplace of Heavy Weight Boxing Champion, Jack Dempsey

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