El Paso County, Colorado Genealogy

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Parent County
1861--El Paso County was created 1 November 1861 as an original county. In 1859 it was formed from old Arapahoe County in the territory of Kansas. El Paso county was created by the Colorado legislature on November 1, 1861, and was one of Colorado's original 17 counties. It includes approximately 2130 square miles and has a mountainous western side changing to high plains in the east. The altitude ranges from mountain heights of 14,110 feet (4301 m) at the summit of Pikes Peak to 5,095 feet (1569 m) on the plains. County seat: Colorado Springs

Populated Places
Calhan | Colorado Springs | Fountain | Green Mountain Falls | Manitou Springs | Monument | Palmer Lake | Ramah

Neighboring Counties
Crowley, Douglas, Elbert, Fremont, Lincoln, Pueblo, Teller

Cemeteries
Colorado Springs City Cemetery Page - Includes a burial search (requires registration)

Evergreen Cemetery "Phone: (719) 578-6646" Fairview Cemetery "Phone: (719) 578-6638 Gate hours for visitation: Summer (Mid April through Mid October) 6 a.m. - 8 p.m."

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Colorado Springs

Court
El Paso County Old Age Pension Records 1933-1936. An Index compiled from the offical record of the applications granted by the El Paso County Commissioners during these years. Record may show the following:


 * Name of Applicant
 * Date and Amount of pension payment
 * Any adjustments to the pension
 * Person's age
 * Town nearest to where they lived
 * Other Actions done by the County

Divorce
The Colorado State Archives has put a name only Index to the El Paso County Divorce Records for the period 1903 to 1941 on-line.

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

Societies and Libraries
Manitou Springs Public Library 701 Manitou Ave Manitou Springs, CO 80829 Telephone: (719) 685-5206 Website manitousprings.colibraries.org/

Pikes Peak Library District 20 North Cascade Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Telephone: (719) 531-6333 Website www.library.ppld.org/

Security Public Library 715 Aspen Drive Security, CO 80911 Telephone: (719) 391-3191 Website www.securitypubliclibrary.org/

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * The El Paso County web site