| Costilla County Clerk P.O. Box 100 San Luis, CO 81152 (719) 672-3681 Fax (719) 672-3962 |
County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1853, Clerk of the District Court has divorce, probate and civil court records |
| Costilla County Public Library 380 Main San Luis, CO 81152 (719) 672-3309 |
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| San Luis Valley Historical Society PO Box 982 Alamosa, CO 81101 (719) 589-9217 |
They cover Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande and Saguache Counties. |
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Adams State university Adams State College Alamosa, CO 81101 |
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Valley Courier Newspaper serves the San Luis Valley |
They have obituaries in their archives from January 2000 to current. |
| Costilla County Free Press Newspaper 120 Main San Luis, CO 81152 Phone: (719) 672-3764 |
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National Society of Hispanic Genealogy P.O. Box 48147 Denver, CO 80204 |
They have a searchable surname list and lots of nice links. |
| Olibama Lopez Tushar Hispanic Research Center (OLTHRC)
MSC #237 6677 W Colfax Avenue Lakewood, CO 80214-1896 |
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| The History of Hooper Town by Melvin McAllister |
Hooper was a railroad town in Costilla County until 1913
when it was split off into Alamosa County.
Melvin has just finished a history of this book which he is selling. It contains 200 pages plus index. It has pictures of the town and people. Maps to help the reader and describes the area before Hooper and gives an excellent description of the agriculture and economic life after Hooper began. There is a very thorough history of each business, including oil, water and gas development of the area. It discusses the related towns as they affected Hooper. School history and the development of the school districts is given in detail. Church, lodge and local club histories are given. There are human interest stories. Profiles of prominent (and not so prominent) people are given. It contains census records, church records, vital statistics and cemetery records. |