Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for La Plata County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Other records
Court records
- County Court Cash Book · 2013 archival inventory1919-1965
- County Court Civil Cases · 2013 archival inventory1878-1949; 1893-1920; 1965-1978; 1978-1983
- County Court Criminal Cases · 2013 archival inventory1965-1974; 1974-1977
- County Court Execution Docket · 2013 archival inventory1880-1960
- County Court Fee Book · 2013 archival inventory1880-1950; 1887-1950
- County Court Felony Cases · 2013 archival inventory1977-1981; 1981-1983
- County Court Judge’s Docket · 2013 archival inventory1896-1910; 1910-1924
- County Court Jurors Affidavits and Certificates · 2013 archival inventory1890-1911
- County Court Misdemeanor Cases · 2013 archival inventory1976-1985
- County Court Record of Transcripts · 2013 archival inventory1881-1939
- County Court Register of Fees & Expenses · 2013 archival inventory1893-1947
- County Court Small Claims Cases · 2013 archival inventory1976-1978; 1978-1980; 1980-1983
- County Court Traffic Cases · 2013 archival inventory1974-1983; 1983
- District Court Criminal Cases · 2013 archival inventory1882-1949
- District Court Default Record · 2013 archival inventory1882-1922
- District Court Domestic Relations Cases · 2013 archival inventory1915-1979; 1982-1985
- District Court Execution Docket · 2013 archival inventory1880-1960
- District Court Fee Book · 2013 archival inventory1877-1915
- District Court Fee Book - Criminal · 2013 archival inventory1893-1907
- District Court Judge’s Docket · 2013 archival inventory1883-1894; 1894-1907
- District Court Judge’s Docket - Criminal · 2013 archival inventory1891-1899
- District Court Judgment Book · 2013 archival inventory1878-1912
- District Court Motion Book · 2013 archival inventory1877-1897
- District Court Motion Docket · 2013 archival inventory1897-1902
Marriages, births and deaths
Wills and estates
- County Court Guardian’s Record · 2013 archival inventory1882-1964
- County Court Probate-Administrator’s Record · 2013 archival inventory1880-1965
- County Court Probate-Conservator’s Record · 2013 archival inventory1908-1964
- County Court Probate-Court Record · 2013 archival inventory1916-1920; 1920-1965
- County Court Probate-Estate Ledger · 2013 archival inventory1881-1922
- County Court Probate-Estate Proceedings · 2013 archival inventory1894-1950
- County Court Probate-Executor’s Record · 2013 archival inventory1882-1965
- County Court Probate-Fee Book · 2013 archival inventory1880-1914; 1907-1917
- County Court Probate-Final Report · 2013 archival inventory1896-1955
- County Court Probate-Intermediate/Final Report · 2013 archival inventory1954-1964; 1964-1965
- County Court Probate-Inventory Record · 2013 archival inventory1881-1910; 1910-1957; 1954-1965
- County Court Probate-Record · 2013 archival inventory1881-1913; 1913-1916
- County Court Probate-Register of Actions · 2013 archival inventory1918-1924
- County Court Probate-Report Record · 2013 archival inventory1884-1957
- County Court Probate-Sale Record · 2013 archival inventory1920-1935
- County Court Probate-Will Record · 2013 archival inventory1882-1933
Naturalization records
- County Court Naturalizations-Decl, Final, Minors · 2013 archival inventory1873-1907
- County Court Naturalizations-Records · 2013 archival inventory1873-1907; 1877-1906; 1892-1903; 1894-1906
Deeds and land
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected county and court series from the Colorado State Archives 2013 Finding Aids Quick Index. Only unambiguous dated rows marked Open in that historical index are included. That label does not certify current access. Confirm custody and restrictions with the Archives. Spans summarize separate storage units and may contain gaps.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Find La Plata County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county clerk and recorder and the district court.
- The county clerk and recorder
Deeds and other land records, and marriage licenses.
- The district court
Probate (wills and estates) in every county but Denver, which has its own probate court, plus divorces and civil cases.
- The Colorado State Archives
In Denver: county and court records, territorial records and indexes.
- Colorado State Archivesfree
The state archives in Denver, with county, court and territorial records and indexes to many of them.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Colorado, La Plata" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Conejos County, Lake County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Conejos County, Lake County
Later formed partly from La Plata County: Montezuma County, San Juan County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1874, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
A 1907 law set up statewide registration of births and deaths in Colorado; the state's own records begin with deaths in 1900 and births in 1910. Before 1861 the area was part of Kansas, Nebraska, Utah and New Mexico territories, so an early settler's records can be in any of them.