Records Elsewhere

By third party vendors for the City of Durango 

• Code of Ordinances
• Land Use and Development Code

Birth and Death Certificates, etc.

• Where to write or go online to access vital records in Colorado
• San Juan Basin Public Health - Phone: (970) 247-5702
  • Birth Certificates
  • Death Certificates
• La Plata County Clerk and Recorder
  • Marriage Licenses / Civil Union Licenses
    
  • Phone: (970) 382-6200
• Public records at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Registries and Vital Statistics
  • Phone: (303) 692-220

DMV

• The Durango Branch of the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is not part of the City of Durango government. 
• See the La Plata County government's website regarding motor vehicles.

Other historical records

• La Plata County Assessor’s property database (including City of Durango parcels)
• Southwest Studies Center at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado
• La Plata County Historical Society ~ Animas Museum in north Durango
• Western History Collection at Denver Public Library
• Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection