Adams County, Colorado —
Information Updated: May 6, 2013
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Formed from: portions of Arapahoe County on 15-Apr-1901.
Established: 15-Nov-1902 |
County Seat: Brighton, Colorado
County history
- Adams County is named in honor of former Governor Alva Adams, of the State of Colorado, who served terms in 1887-1889, 1897-1899, and 1905.
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Adams Courthouse
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Capitol history
- Still a territory, Colorado had already had two other capital cities when the Seventh Legislative Assembly on December 9, 1867, made Denver the official capital city. Although Golden had been the official capital for several years, most of the government business was transacted in Denver and popular convenience led to officially moving the capital there. In Denver the territorial offices were scattered about town and the legislature met where it could.
The election on November 8, 1881, made Denver the capital by some 17,000 vote majority. Denver received 30,248 votes, Pueblo had 6,047, Colorado Springs 4,790, Canon City 2,788 and Salida 698. Another 929 votes were scattered among other cities.
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Colorado State Capitol
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GHLL Adams County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project - Adams County AHGP
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Adams County, CO Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
Adams County Historical Society 
9601 Henderson Road
Brighton, CO 80601
(303) 659-7103
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Brighton Genealogy Society
343 South 21st Stree
Brighton, CO 80601-2525
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- US/COGenWeb site - Adams County Archives
- US/COGenWeb - Adams County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Tri-County Health Department, 7000 E. Bellview, Suite #301, Englewood, CO 80111-1628.
Note: Birth and death records are generally recorded only by the state, but there are some exceptions for births from 1948 to the present. Marriage records, local patented mining claims, real estate transfers, and legal documents related to the operation of the county are recorded with the county.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Denver Public Library - library online. Also see: Libraries & Newspapers and African Roots.
Alamosa County, Colorado —
Information Updated: Mar 30, 2011
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Formed from: portions of Costilla and Conejos Counties.
Established: 08-Mar-1813 |
County Seat: Alamosa, Colorado
County history
- Alamosa County is named for the cottonwood trees which grow along the Rio Grande and its tributaries. Alamosa is a Spanish word for a cottonwood grove.
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Alamosa Courthouse
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GHLL Alamosa County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Alamosa County, CO Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (None found online at the time of this update.)
- US/COGenWeb site - Alamosa County Archives
- US/COGenWeb - Alamosa County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Alamosa County Clerk & Recorder, 402 Edison Avenue. P.O. Box 630, Alamosa, CO 81101.
Note: Birth and death records are generally recorded only by the state, but there are some exceptions for births from 1948 to the present. Marriage records, local patented mining claims, real estate transfers, and legal documents related to the operation of the county are recorded with the county.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Adjacent counties (GHLL listings):
Saguache County (north), Huerfano County (east), Costilla County
(southeast), Conejos County (southwest), Rio Grande County (west).
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Arapahoe County, Colorado —
Information Updated: Apr 19, 2011
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Formed from: portions of the Territory of Colorado. Renamed South Arapahoe County
for five months from 15-Nov-1902 to 04-Nov-1903 [originoal county].
Established: 01-Nov-1861 |
County Seat: Littleton, Colorado
County history
- Arapahoe County is named for predecessor Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory, which in turn was named for the Arapaho Nation of Native Americans.
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Arapahoe Courthouse
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GHLL Arapahoe County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Arapahoe County, CO Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Sheridan Historical Society / Sheridan, CO)
- US/COGenWeb site - Arapahoe County Archives
- US/COGenWeb - Arapahoe County Genealogy & History
- Arapahoe County Vital Records - Arapahoe County Clerk & Recorder, Administration Building, 5334 S. Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80166-0001.
Note: Birth and death records are generally recorded only by the state, but there are some exceptions for births from 1948 to the present. Marriage records, local patented mining claims, real estate transfers, and legal documents related to the operation of the county are recorded with the county.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Adjacent counties (GHLL listings):
City and County of Denver (northwest and exclaves), Adams County
(north), Washington County (east), Lincoln County (southeast), Elbert
County (south), Douglas County (southwest), Jefferson County (west).
Hospital Records - Hospital Records (from the "poor") 1895-1899. The
Arapahoe County, Colorado, Hospital was renamed the Denver General
Hospital in 1912 when the county hospital and city health department fell
under the same jurisdiction.
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Archuleta County, Colorado —
Information Updated: Dec 17, 2012
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Formed from: portions of Conejos County.
Established: 14-Apr-1885 |
County Seat: Pagosa Springs, Colorado
County history
- Archuleta County is named in honor of J. M. Archuleta, "head of one of the old Spanish families of New Mexico", and in honor of Antonio D. Archuleta, who was the Senator from Conejos County at the time.
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Archuleta Courthouse
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GHLL Archuleta County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Archuleta County, CO Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Archuleta County Historical Society and Museum / Pagosa Springs, CO)
- US/COGenWeb site - Archuleta County Archives
- US/COGenWeb - Archuleta County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Archuleta County Clerk & Recorder, 449 San Juan St., P.O. Box 2589, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147.
Note: Birth and death records are generally recorded only by the state, but there are some exceptions for births from 1948 to the present. Marriage records, local patented mining claims, real estate transfers, and legal documents related to the operation of the county are recorded with the county.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Census Information:
1930 Census (T) - Federal Census, Archuleta County, (Text: 7 folders).
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Baca County, Colorado —
Information Updated: Feb 6, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Las Animas County.
Established: 16-Apr-1889 |
County Seat: Springfield, Colorado
County history
- Baca County is named in honor of pioneer and Colorado territorial legislator Felipe Baca.
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Baca Courthouse
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GHLL Baca County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Baca County, CO Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
Baca County Historical Society
901 Santa Fe Dr
Springfield, CO 81073
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- US/COGenWeb site - Baca County Archives
- US/COGenWeb - Baca County Genealogy & History
- Baca County Vital Records - Baca County Clerk, P.O. Box 116, Springfield, CO 81073-0116.
Note: Birth and death records are generally recorded only by the state, but there are some exceptions for births from 1948 to the present. Marriage records, local patented mining claims, real estate transfers, and legal documents related to the operation of the county are recorded with the county.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Adjacent counties (GHLL listings):
Prowers County (north), Stanton County, Kansas (east), Morton County,
Kansas (east), Cimarron County, Oklahoma (south), Union County,
New Mexico (southwest), Las Animas County (west), Bent County
(northwest).
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Boulder County, Colorado —
Information Updated: Apr 19, 2011
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Formed from: portions of the Territory of Colorado, as one of 17 original counties.
Established: 01-Nov-1861 |
County Seat: Boulder, Colorado
County history
- Boulder County is named for the abundance of granite boulders along Boulder Creek.
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Boulder Courthouse
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GHLL Boulder County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project - Boulder County AHGP
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Boulder County, CO Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Boulder County Genealogical Society / Boulder, CO)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Niwot Historical Society / Niwot, CO)
- US/COGenWeb site - Boulder County Archives
- US/COGenWeb - Boulder County Genealogy & History
- Boulder County Vital Records - Boulder County Health Dept, 3450 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304.
Note: Birth and death records are generally recorded only by the state, but there are some exceptions for births from 1948 to the present. Marriage records, local patented mining claims, real estate transfers, and legal documents related to the operation of the county are recorded with the county.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Adjacent counties (GHLL listings):
Larimer County (north), Weld County (east), City and County of Broomfield
(southeast), Jefferson County (south), Gilpin County (south), Grand County
(west).
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Chaffee County, Colorado —
Information Updated: Feb 11, 2013
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Formed from: portions of Lake County.
Established: 10-Feb-1879 |
County Seat: Salida, Colorado; originally the county seat was designated as the
town of Buena Vista prior to 1934.
County history
- Chaffee County is named in honor of Jerome Bunty Chaffee (April 17, 1825 March 9, 1886) was an entrepreneur and United States Senator from Colorado.
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Chaffee Courthouse
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GHLL Chaffee County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Chaffee County, CO Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Chaffee County Genealogical Society (Buena Vista Heritage Museum) / Buena Vista, CO)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Heritage Museum and Depot Museum / Buena Vista, CO)
- US/COGenWeb site - Chaffee County Archives
- US/COGenWeb - Chaffee County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Chaffee County Clerk & Recorder, 104 Crestone Avenue, P.O. Box 699, Salida, CO 81201.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Adjacent counties (GHLL listings):
Lake County, (north), Park County, (northeast), Fremont County,
(southeast), Saguache County, (south), Gunnison County, (west), Pitkin
County, (northwest).
Note: County names in black print are not yet linked, those in blue are
clickable (meaning linked).
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Census Information:
1880 Census (I) and (T) - Federal Census, Chaffee County, Mortality Schedule (Index: 1 page /
Text: 1 page).
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