El Paso County, Colorado
Genealogy, History & Facts

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El Paso County, Colorado Facts

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

What is the County Seat of El Paso County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Colorado Springs and the county government website is http://www.elpasoco.com

What counties are adjacent to El Paso County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Douglas County, Elbert County and east, Lincoln County, Crowley County, Pueblo County, Fremont County, Teller County.

El Paso County, CO Vital Records

Where can find El Paso County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
El Paso 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 El Paso 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.

El Paso County, CO Census Records

What El Paso County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for El Paso 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.

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

El Paso County, CO Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for El Paso County, CO?
A list of El Paso 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)
• Negro Historical Association of Colorado Springs, (NHACS), 5180 Mountain Villa Grove, Colorado Springs, CO 80917;719-574-8332
• Pikes Peak Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1262, Colorado Springs CO 80901
• El Paso County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• El Paso County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for El Paso County (usgwarchives.net)

El Paso County, CO Courthouse and Government Records

El Paso County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the El Paso County Courthouse?

Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of El Paso 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 El Paso 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.

• El Paso County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 270 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
  • Phone: (719) 520-6216
• El Paso County Clerk & Recorder
  • Marriage Records: 1861
  • Land Records: 1861
• El Paso County Clerk of Courts
  • Probate Records: 1861
  • Court Records: 1861
• El Paso County Department of Health and Environment
  • Birth / Death Records: 1890–1907

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

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

El Paso 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)
• Colorado Spring Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Daily Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, Colorado)  (search.ancestry.com)
• The Weekly Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Colorado Spring Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, Colorado)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Out West (Colorado Springs, Colorado)  (search.ancestry.com)
• El Paso County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
• Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• El Paso County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

El Paso 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.

El Paso Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

El Paso Co. CO Census Records

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

El Paso Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records

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

El Paso Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

El Paso Co. CO General and History Websites

• See Also State History for Colorado
• El Paso County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Arkansas Valley, Colorado History  (search.ancestry.com)
• History of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado  (search.ancestry.com)
• Memories of a lifetime in the Pike’s Peak region  (search.ancestry.com)
• The Indians of the Pike’s Peak region : including an account of the battle of Sand Creek, and of occurrences in El Paso County  (search.ancestry.com)
• The past and present of the Pike’s Peak gold regions  (search.ancestry.com)
• El Paso County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
• El Paso Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• El Paso County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – El Paso (cyndislist.com)
• El Paso County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
• El Paso Co. COGenweb (hometownchronicles.com)
• El Paso County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• El Paso Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

El Paso Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

El Paso 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 El Paso County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.

El Paso 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)
• The R.L. Polk Directory Co.’s Colorado Springs and Manitou city directory, 1924  (search.ancestry.com)
• The R.L. Polk Directory Co.’s Colorado Springs and Manitou city directory, 1921  (search.ancestry.com)
• The R.L. Polk Directory Co.’s Colorado Springs and Manitou city directory, 1920  (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)