La Plata County CO Genealogy

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Overview of La Plata County Records

• La Plata County was created in 1874 from Conejos and Lake counties.
• Birth records from 1910 to the present and death records from 1900 to the present can be obtained from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment .
• The La Plata County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1878 and land records starting in 1876.
• The La Plata County Clerk District Court has divorce and probate records starting in 1874.
• The La Plata County Court has court records starting in 1874.
• The La Plata County San Juan Basin Health Department has birth records starting in 1895 and burial records.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.