Lake County, Colorado Genealogy

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Parent County
1861--Lake County was created 1 November 1861 as an original county. When it was divided in 1879, the part which is Lake County today was known as Carbonate County for a brief period. Chaffee County was known as Lake County during this same time period before its name became Chaffee. County seat: Leadville

Neighboring Counties

 * Chaffee
 * Eagle
 * Park
 * Pitkin
 * Summit

School Records
Colorado State Archives has put an index to the School Census for District No. 6 for the years 1880-1903 on-line.

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

Societies and Libraries
Lake County Public Library 1115 Harrison Ave Leadville, CO 80461 Telehone: 719-486-0569 Website www.lakecountypubliclibrary.org/

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Lake County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)