Alamosa County, Colorado
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Revision as of 01:43, 8 February 2013
United States 
Colorado Alamosa
| Alamosa County, Colorado | |
| Map | |
 Location of Colorado in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 9, 1852 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Alamosa |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Alamosa County Courthouse 402 Edison Ave; PO Box 178 Alamosa, CO 81101-2560 Phone 719.589.6681 Alamosa County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Alamosa County Courthouse
402 Edison Ave; PO Box 178
Alamosa, CO 81101-2560
Phone 719.589.6681
County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1913:
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.[1]
Quick Facts
Parent County
- Before 1861 this modern Colorado county 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 Costilla County).[6]
- Look for pre-1861 records in New Mexico. For further explanation see Taos County.
- 8 March 1913: Alamosa County was created from Costilla and Conejos Counties. County seat: Alamosa.[1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Early Alamosa County Deaths (from the Alamosa City Cemetery Sexton records).
- Alamosa Cemetery, Alamosa BillionGraves, photos and transcriptions of headstones.
Census
For tips on accessing Alamosa County, Colorado census records online, see: Colorado Census.
Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Alamosa
Court Records
History
Land and Property
Maps
Military History and Records
Newspapers
Probate Records
Taxation
Vital Records
Early Alamosa County marriages extracted from marriage certificate record book 7 1914-1922.
Repositories
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Alamosa/Southern Peaks Public Library
423 4th St
Alamosa, CO 81101
Phone: (719) 589-6592
www.alamosalibrary.org/
Family History Centers
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History CenterAlamosa Colorado
300 Richardson Ave
Alamosa, Alamosa, Colorado, United States
Telephone: 719-589-5511
This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.
Contact Center for open hours as they vary.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 97, Alamosa County, Colorado. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Brief County Histories (New Mexico) in RootsWeb (accessed 21 June 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Colorado Territory" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopeida at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Territory (accessed 19 June 2012).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Handybook, 98, Costilla County, Colorado.
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