Alamosa County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Alamosa

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

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.
 * 28 February 1861 it was transferred to Colorado (1 Nov 1861 Costilla County).
 * 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.

Neighboring Counties
Conejos

Costilla

Huerfano

Rio Grande

Saguache

Cemeteries
Early Alamosa County Deaths (from the Alamosa City Cemetery Sexton records).


 * Alamosa Cemetery, Alamosa BillionGraves, photos and transcriptions of headstones.

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Alamosa

Vital Records
Early Alamosa County marriages extracted from marriage certificate record book 7 1914-1922.

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.

Websites

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