Cheyenne County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado Cheyenne County

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

County Courthouse
Registrar has birth, death and burial records; County Clerk has marriage from 1889 and land records from 1888; District Court has divorce and probate records; County Judge has court records

County Seat
Cheyenne Wells

Parent County

 * 25 March 1889: Cheyenne County was created from Bent and Elbert Counties.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Greeley County, Kansas
 * Kiowa
 * Kit Carson
 * Lincoln
 * Wallace County, Kansas

Census

 * 1885 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.

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

Family History Centers

 * Burlington Colorado Family History Center

Libraries
East Cheyenne County Library District 151 S. 1st West Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810 Telephone: (719) 767-5138 www.cwpl.org/

Societies
Kit Carson Historical Society Kit Carson, CO 80825 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 107 Kit Carson, CO 80825 Telephone 719-962-3306

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

 * Cheyenne County COGenWeb
 * Cheyenne County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cheyenne County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)