Baca County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Baca County

County Courthouse
Baca County Courthouse 741 Main Street Springfield, CO 81073-1548 Phone 719.523.4372

County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1889: Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1910

Parent County

 * Before 1861 the extreme western edge of 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.


 * 16 April 1889  Baca County was created from Las Animas County. County seat: Springfield

Neighboring Counties

 * Bent
 * Cimarron County, Oklahoma
 * Las Animas
 * Morton County, Kansas
 * Prowers
 * Stanton County, Kansas
 * Texas County, Oklahoma
 * Union County, New Mexico

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Baca County Public Library 1260 Main Street Springfield, CO 81073 Phone: (719) 523-6962

Baca County Historical Society 901 Santa Fe Dr. Springfield, CO 81073

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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