Huerfano County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Huerfano County

Guide to Huerfano County Colorado 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

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)