Las Animas County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Las Animas County

County Courthouse
Las Animas County Courthouse; 200 E 1st St; Trinidad, CO 81082; Phone: 719.846.3314

County Clerk has marriage records from 1887, land records from 1883 and military dischrage records from 1918; County Health Department has birth and death records: Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records

Name
Las Animas takes its name from the Spanish name for the Purgatoire River that runs through the county. Originally the river was called "El Rio de las Animas Perdidas en Purgatorio", which means "River of the Lost Souls in Purgatory".

Parent County

 * Before 1861 this modern Colorado county was in New Mexico.


 * 9 January 1852 it was created part of Taos County in New Mexico Territory.
 * 1 February 1860 it became part of Mora County.
 * 28 February 1861 it was transferred to Colorado (1 Nov 1861 Huerfano County).
 * Look for pre-1861 records in New Mexico. For further explanation see Taos County.


 * 1866 Las Animas was created 9 February 1866 from Huerfano County. County seat: Trinidad.

Boundary Changes
Las Animas is the largest of the 64 counties in Colorado.

Towns and Villages
Abeyta, Aguilar, Andrix, Barela, Beshoar, Boncarbo, Branson, Cokedale, Cordova Plaza, Delhi, Earl, El Moro, Engleville, Gulnare, Hoehne, Houghton, Jansen, Kim, Ludlow, Lynn, Medina Plaza, Model, Monument Park, Parras Plaza, Patterson Crossing, Reilly Canyon, Rugby, San Miguel, Segundo, Simpson, Sopris, Starkville, Stonewall, Stonewall Gap, Tercio, Thatcher, Tijeras, Tobe, Torres, Trinchera, Trinidad, Tyrone, Valdez, Valleroso, Velasquez Plaza, Vigil, Villegreen, Walts Corner, Weston, Zamara

Ghost Towns
Berwind, Del Agua, Morley, Primero, Tabaco

Neighboring Counties

 * Baca
 * Bent
 * Colfax County, New Mexico
 * Costilla
 * Huerfano
 * Otero
 * Pueblo
 * Union County, New Mexico

Search by Cemetery Name
Aguilar Cemetery, Aguilar Community Cemetery, Albertson Cemetery, Andrix Cemetery, Barela Cemetery, Bloom Cemetery, Branson Community Cemetery, Burro Canyon Cemetery, Carpios Cemetery, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cejita Cemetery, Chicosa Cemetery, Cordova Cemetery, Crespin Cemetery,Edenview Cemetery, Gallegos Cemetery, Garcia Cemetery,Hicks Cemetery, Jansen Cemetery, Jarosa Cemetery, Johnson Cemetery, Kim Cemetery, Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Leyba Cemetery, Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery, Lucero Cemetery, Martinez Cemetery, Masonic Cemetery, Mestas Cemetery, Mountain View Cemetery, Nola Cemetery, Pacheco Cemetery, Parker Cemetery, Pleasant View Cemetery, Plum Valley Cemetery, Prince Cemetery, Rivera Cemetery, Robb Cemetery, Romero Cemetery, Saint Anthony Cemetery, Saint Anthony Cemetery, Saint Pius Cemetery, San Juan Cemetery, San Juan Cemetery, Scott Cemetery, Simpson Cemetery, Starkville Cemetery, Tapia Cemetery, Tercio Cemetery, Thorp Cemetery, Tijeras Cemetery, Trinchera Cemetery, Trujillo Creek Cemetery, Valdea Cemetery, Valdez Cemetery, Vigil Cemetery, Vigil Cemetery, Wilcox Cemetery.

Search be Cemetery Location
Abeyta, Aguilar, Andrix, Barela, Beshoar, Boncarbo, Branson, Burro Canyon, Cokedale, Cordova Plaza, Delhi, Earl, El Moro, Engleville, Gulnare, Hoehne, Houghton, Jansen, Kim, Ludlow, Lynn, Medina Plaza, Model, Monument Park, Parras Plaza, Patterson Crossing, Reilly Canyon, Rugby, San Luis, San Miguel, Segundo, Simpson, Sopris, Starkville, Stonewall, Stonewall Gap, Tercio, Thatcher, Tijeras, Tobe, Torres, Trinchera, Trinidad, Tyrone, Valdez, Vallorso, Velasquez Plaza, Vigil, Villegreen, Walts Corner, Weston, Whiskey Canyon, Zamara

Other Cemetery Websites

 * Gen Web Archives. Listed Cemeteries for Las Animas County.
 * Gen Web. Listed Cemeteries for Las Animas County.

Societies and Libraries
Trinidad/Carnegie Public Library 202 N Animas Street Trinidad, CO 81082 Telephone: 719-846-6841 Website http://www.carnegiepubliclibrary.org/

Aguilar Public Library 146 W. Main Street Aguilar, CO 81020 Telephone: 719-941-4426

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * A website with photos of the little town of Kim
 * Las Animas County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Las Animas County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)