Huerfano County, Colorado Genealogy

Guide to Huerfano County, Colorado ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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

County Seat
Walsenburg

Parent County

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


 * 1852 January 9 it was created part of Taos County in New Mexico Territory.
 * 1860 February 1 it became part of Mora County.
 * 1861 February 28 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.

Neighboring Counties



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

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Resources
A multitude of resources on Huerfano county can be found at the Huerfano, Colorado Resources Page created by Karen Mitchell.

Census

 * 1860-1940 Colorado Census Records from 1860 to 1940 at FamilySearch.org — index/images

Court Records
Numerous records are available at Colorado Archives. To use this link scroll down the page to where it asks for Record Type. Click there and scroll down the list to the records you want and select. The next field asks for county. Select the county you want and then click on Search. You can narrow the search by adding the additional information it asks for.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Colorado - shows boundary changes for Colorado Counties
 * Colorado Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Obituaries
Abstracts of Obituaries in Pueblo, Huerfano, and Las Animas Counties can be found in the Tri-County Obituary Project

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

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1875–1974 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Archives
1873 Huerfano County Tax List 1910-1946 Huerfano County Inheritance Tax 1913-1915, 1919 Huerfano County School Census 1916-1923 Huerfano County Poor Records

Family History Centers

 * Rye Colorado Family History Center
 * Pueblo Colorado Family History Center
 * West Cliffe Colorado Family History Center

Libraries

 * Spanish Peaks Library District 323 N Main Street Walsenburg, CO 81089 Phone: (719) 738-2774 Spanish Peaks Library Dist. website


 * La Veta Regional Library District 310 South Main Street La Veta, CO 81055 Phone: (719) 742-3572 La Veta Regional Library Dsitrict website

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

Southeastern Colorado Genealogical Society PO Box 1407 100 E. Abriendo Pueblo, CO 81004-4290 E-mail:[mailto:secogensoc@gmail.com secogensoc@gmail.com] Website

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

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

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.

Marriage

 * 1853-2006 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1859-1900 Colorado Marriages, 1859-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1864-1995 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1900-1939 Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 at Ancestry.com — index $

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

Websites

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