Cheyenne County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColoradoCheyenne County

Guide to Cheyenne County Colorado genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Registrar has birth, death and burial records; County Clerk has marriage from 1889 and land records from 1888; District Court has divorce and probate records; County Judge has court records

County Seat
Cheyenne Wells

Parent County

 * 25 March 1889: Cheyenne County was created from Bent and Elbert Counties.

Neighboring Counties



 * Greeley County, Kansas
 * Kiowa
 * Kit Carson
 * Lincoln
 * Wallace County, Kansas

Family History Centers

 * They are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.
 * [[Burlington Colorado Family History Center|
 * Burlington Colorado Family History Center]]

Libraries
East Cheyenne County Library District 151 S. 1st West Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810 Telephone: (719) 767-5138 www.cwpl.org/

Societies
Kit Carson Historical Society Kit Carson, CO 80825 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 107 Kit Carson, CO 80825 Telephone 719-962-3306

Birth
Birth records may become public records when 100 years have elapsed after the date of birth. EXCEPTION: The birth record of any individual who is known to be currently alive will remain confidential even if they are 100 years of age or greater.

Death
Death records may become public records when 75 years have elapsed after the date of death.

Websites

 * Cheyenne County COGenWeb
 * Cheyenne County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cheyenne County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)