Pueblo County, Colorado
Genealogy, History & Facts

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County Societies, Family History Resources and County Genealogy Links

Pueblo County, Colorado Facts

When was Pueblo County, CO Created?
Pueblo County was established on November 1, 1861.

What is the County Seat of Pueblo County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Pueblo and the county government website is http://county.pueblo.org/

What counties are adjacent to Pueblo County, CO?
Bordering Counties are El Paso County, Lincoln County, Crowley County, Otero County, Las Animas County, Huerfano County, Custer County, Fremont County.

Pueblo County, CO Vital Records

Where can find Pueblo County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Pueblo County vital records can be found at the Colorado Office of Vital Records which has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Colorado for current fees and application process.

You can search online for Pueblo County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Colorado Birth Certificate, Marriage Verification, Divorce Verification, Death Certificate Applications to mail.

Pueblo County, CO Census Records

What Pueblo County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Pueblo County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Pueblo Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. Pueblo Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Pueblo Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.

Pueblo County, CO Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Pueblo County, CO?
A list of Pueblo County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Colorado Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.

• Colorado Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
• Colorado State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 2300 South Patton Court, Denver, CO 80219-5212
• Southeastern Colorado Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1407, 100 E. Abriendo, Pueblo, CO 81004-4290
• Genealogical Society of Hispanic America, P.O. Box 3040, Pueblo, CO 81005
• Pueblo County Historical Society, 203 West “B” Street, Pueblo, CO 81003; (719) 543-6772
• Pueblo County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Pueblo County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Pueblo County (usgwarchives.net)

Pueblo County, CO Courthouse and Government Records

Pueblo County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Pueblo County Courthouse?

Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Pueblo County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Colorado courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Colorado residents.

The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Pueblo County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Colorado Corthouse Records Research Guide.

• Pueblo County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 320 W 10th St, Pueblo, CO 81003
  • Phone: (719) 583-6507
• Pueblo County Clerk & Recorder
  • Marriage Records: 1860
  • Land Records: 1861
• Pueblo County Clerk of Courts
  • Probate Records: 1861
  • Court Records: 1861
• Pueblo City-County Health Department
  • Birth / Death Records: 1887–1901 / 1887–1907; Health Department has early vital records not found at Colorado Department of Health.

Where can I connect with other Pueblo County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?

What other genealogical resources are available in Pueblo County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Pueblo County.

Pueblo Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications

• Colorado Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
• Colorado historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
• Historical Newspapers from Colorado (1859–1978) (genealogybank.com)
• Pueblo County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
• Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Pueblo County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

Pueblo Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records

• Colorado Divorce Records, Various Sources 1851 – 2004 (archives.com) Various Public Records Sources
• Colorado Marriage Records 1975 – 2004 (archives.com) Colorado State Public Record Offices
• Colorado, Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939 (familysearch.org) Colorado Department of Health card index of divorces in Colorado from 1900-1939. The index is arranged in alphabetical order.
• Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 (familysearch.org) Card index created by the Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health in Colorado. The index is arranged alphabetically by groom’s name providing county, names of husband and wife, age, race, date and place of marriage, certificate number.

Pueblo Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Pueblo Co. CO Census Records

• Pueblo County, CO Census Records Links
• Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
• Pueblo County, CO Census QuickFacts

Pueblo Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records

• Pueblo Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
• Pueblo County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Pueblo Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Pueblo Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• Pueblo County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)

Pueblo Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

•  Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)

Pueblo Co. CO General and History Websites

• See Also State History for Colorado
• Pueblo County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Arkansas Valley, Colorado History  (search.ancestry.com)
• History of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado  (search.ancestry.com)
• Pueblo County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Pueblo Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Pueblo County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Pueblo (cyndislist.com)
• Pueblo County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
• Pueblo Co. COGenweb (cogenweb.com)
• Pueblo County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Pueblo Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Pueblo Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
• Pueblo County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
• 1895 Pueblo County Map (livgenmi.com)

Pueblo Co. CO Military Records

• Colorado Military Records Research Guide
• Colorado Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Colorado men and women who served. Perfect for Pueblo County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.

Pueblo Co. CO Schools & Directories

• Colorado City Directories  (search.ancestry.com) This database is a collection of city directories for various years and cities in Colorado. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of its citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. Sometimes the wife’s name will be listed in parentheses or italics following the husband’s. Often, dates of deaths of individuals listed in the previous year’s directory are listed as well as the names of partners of firms, and when possible, the forwarding addresses or post offices of people who moved to another town. In addition to the alphabetical portion, a city directory may also contain a business directory, street directory, governmental directory, and listings of town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, and other miscellaneous matters of general and local interest.
• R.L. Polk & Co.’s Colorado Springs, Colorado City, and Manitou city directory, 1904-1905  (search.ancestry.com)
• R.L. Polk & Co.’s Pueblo city directory, 1899-1900Free
• R.L. Polk & Co.’s Pueblo city directory, 1904-1905  (search.ancestry.com)
• R.L. Polk Directory Co.’s Pueblo city directory, 1919  (search.ancestry.com)
• Polk’s Pueblo (Colorado) city directory, 1930  (search.ancestry.com)
• The Colorado state business directory: 1876, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887-8, 1889, 1890, 1894, 1896, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1923  (search.ancestry.com)