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Conejos County was created by the Colorado Legislature in 1861.
Welcome to the Conejos County COGenWeb Site
As a volunteer, I hope to provide you with valuable genealogical resources in your quest for family history information. Thank you for your patience as this site is being renovated. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any assistance.
Cynthia Martinez Monroe – Conejos County Coordinator • Email me: CmonroeCOGenWeb@gmail.com
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About Conejos County
Conejos County was among the first 17 counties created in 1861. It was briefly named Guadalupe County before being renamed for the Spanish word conejo (rabbit), reflecting the area’s abundance of rabbits. The county seat is the unincorporated town of Conejos. Incorporated towns include Manassa, Sanford, La Jara, Antonito, Romeo, Capulin and Conejos; unincorporated communities include Platoro, San Rafael, Ortiz, San Antonio, Mogote, Las Sauces, Lobatos, Cenicero, and others.
Conejos County Records & Resources
Catholic Church Records (Microfilm)
- Conejos County Catholic Church Records – Catalog & Links
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Baptisms 1860–1914 (FHL#2691)
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Baptisms 1914–1924 (FHL#2692)
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Baptisms 1927–1954 (FHL#2693)
- OLG Communion 1927–1957; Confirmations 1872–1882, 1887–1956 (FHL#2694)
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Marriages 1860–1951 (FHL#2695)
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Deaths 1860–1925; Interments 1927–1945; Deaths 1927–1957 (FHL#2695)
- St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Capulin (Baptisms/Marriages/Deaths) 1937–1957 (FHL#2701)
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Indexes
- Baptism Records – Book 1 (1860–1861)
- Baptism Records – Book 2 (1861–1862)
- Baptism Records – Book 2 cont. (1862–1864)
- Baptism Records – Book 2 cont. (1864–1865)
- Baptism Records – Book 2 cont. (1865–1867)
- Baptism Records – Book 2 cont. (1867–1868)
- Baptisms 1868–1871 – transcription by Karen Mitchell
- Deaths 1860–1896 – transcription by Karen Mitchell
- Marriage Records Index
- Burial Records Index
Cemeteries & Obituaries
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Newspapers, Books, & Periodicals
- Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection (search by county)
- La Jara Chronicle (1904–1911, 365 issues)
- La Jara Enterprise (1911–1916, 290 issues)
- La Jara Gazette (1916–1971, 2590 issues)
- The Antonito Ledger (1892–1927, 1631 issues)
- The Ledger News (1927–1954, 1329 issues)
- Conejos County Citizen
- 100 Years in Colorado's Oldest Parish (Stauter, 1954) – PDF
- We Call It Home (Mary June Miller, 1977) – PDF
- San Luis Valley Historian, Vol 1–31 (1969–1999 on microfilm)
Vital Records and Requests
Social Media, Message Boards, and Lookups
Online Historical Collections
Land, Maps and Homesteads
- BLM General Land Office Records
- BLM Colorado Land Patent Search (by State & County)
- National Park Service - Homestead Records Request
- USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection 1884-2006
- Colorado Tract Books (Federal Land Records) – Digitized (Search)
- Colorado Tract Books (Federal Land Records) – Digitized (Browse)
History & Town Stories
Census, Directories, and Military Records
Schools & Yearbooks
Neighboring County COGenWeb Sites
Alamosa · Archuleta · Costilla · Huerfano · Las Animas · Mineral County · Rio Grande · Saguache
Also check nearby New Mexico counties: Rio Arriba · Taos
COGenWeb Contacts
Conejos County Coordinator – Cynthia Martinez Monroe
COGenWeb State Coordinator – Rebecca Maloney
Assistant State Coordinator – Betty Baker
Assistant State Coordinator – M.D. Monk
Assistant State Coordinator – Norma Hass