Huerfano County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Huerfano County

County Courthouse
Huerfano County Courthouse 401 Main St #204 Walsenburg, CO 81089-2034; Phone: 719.738.2380

County Clerk has marriage and land records; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and Court records

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.

1861 Huerfano County was created 1 November 1861 as an original county. County seat: Walsenburg.

Neighboring Counties

 * Alamosa
 * Costilla
 * Custer
 * Las Animas
 * Pueblo
 * Saguache

Poor Records
Colorado State Archives has put the Huerfano County Poor Record Index on-line for 1916-1923

Taxation
Colorado State Archives has put the Huerfano County Inheritance Tax Records Index for 1910-1940 on-line.

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

Societies and Libraries
Spanish Peaks Library District 323 N Main Street Walsenburg, CO 81089 Phone: (719) 738-2774 Website www.spld.org/

La Veta Regional Library District 310 South Main Street La Veta, CO 81055 Phone: (719) 742-3572 Website www.lavetalibrary.org/

Huerfano County Historical Society PO Box 977 La Veta, CO 81055

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Huerfano County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Huerfano County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)