The history of Mineral County involves numerous fires and floods. Many of these disasters destroyed vital records and newspapers. Genealogical research entails creative problem solving and persistence. This web page is an attempt to provide databases from primary sources which are not readily available to the casual researcher. When using the material on this page, please realize that the newspaper extractions of marriages, births, deaths, and divorces may be the only records you will find of these events. This page will be updated frequently in the summer of 2001, so please check back often.
The history of Mineral County, although brief, is intertwined with its parent counties, HInsdale County, Rio Grande County, and Saguache County. Many of the residents of early day Creede arrived there from neighboring counties. If you do not discover what you are searching for, it may be worth your while to visit the adjacent county sites. Good luck!
Marriage Index
A complete list of marriages in Mineral County. Licenses and certificates of marriage are available at the Mineral County Clerk's Office.
A list of divorces compiled from notes on turn of the century marriage licenses and from original divorce decree documents. Many marriage dates and children's names!
Early Birth Records
These two databases were
developed from two primary resources in Mineral County.
includes the date of birth and parents' names. The second database is based on information from the surviving original birth certificates and includes parents' names, parents' ages and places of birth,
occupations, and much more!
A list of deaths from the Mineral County Birth and Death Record Books.
Includes names, places of birth, causes of death, and much more!
An abbreviated list of deaths in Mineral County due to mining action.
A list of people who died in Mineral County as a result of the influenza epidemic of 1918.
Extractions of notices of marriages, deaths, births, and divorces from post-1890 Mineral County newspapers.
Naturalization Index
Indexes for Mineral County Declarations of Intention and Final Papers for 1893-1905.
List of all Mineral County burial grounds and locations. Includes Creede Cemetery transcription and interments in most burial grounds!
1900 census index now online! Data from 1894 Mineral County pupil censuses! Some transcriptions.
List of property-owning Mineral County citizens (A-O) and the location of their realty. This file, in conjunction with the pupil census records, can serve as an 1890 census substitute.
The downtrodden and the ill are some of the people which might be found on this list covering a ten year period at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Residential and business listings for Creede and Wagon Wheel Gap.
Persons indicted in Mineral County from 1893 - 1926.
Includes names, dates, and charges filed.
A list of people who died in Mineral County and who had no will
filed with the county between 1894 and 1926.
Many names, dates of death, and witnesses!
Links to web sites that provide flavor and insight into local history and current lifestyles in Creede. Excerpts from A. R. Pelton's 1891 San Luis Valley now online! Many names!
A compendium of literary resources that will
add flavor to your knowledge of
Mineral County history.
Please be specific!
Although this home is located in neighboring Rio Grande County, it is of interest to anyone who has ancestors who were veterans who lived in Colorado at any point in their lives. This page has unique databases about burials in Homelake Cemetery as well as muster rolls, physician reports, and other anecdotal information.
WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Peacetime
A digitalized collection of newspapers, dating from 1859-1923, in the San Luis Valley. This is an invaluable resource for locating your ancestors’ names, regardless of the context. The Creede Candle is included!
Divorce Index - A list of divorces compiled from notes on turn of the century marriage licenses and from original divorce decree documents.
This site provides information, fees, and forms for obtaining records. Some of the Mineral County records which can be ordered or searched for include marriages and divorces from 1890 - 1939 and 1975 - 2002, naturalization records from 1893 - 1905, and business directories for many years after 1910. This is NOT an online database!
Order birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates. This includes a searchable online marriage index database for marriages 1975 to present.
Here is a site which accepts lookup requests for a variety of years and records, including censuses and vital records. Fees included.
