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Baca County, Colorado
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Location of Colorado in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 9, 1852
County Seat	Springfield
Courthouse
Address	Baca County Courthouse 741 Main Street Springfield, CO 81073-1548 Phone 719.523.4372 Baca County Website

County Courthouse

County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1889:
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court
records from 1910^[1]

Quick Facts

Parent County

• Before 1861 the extreme western edge of this modern Colorado county was in New Mexico.

• 9 January 1852 it was created part of Taos County in New Mexico Territory.^{[2] [3]}
• 1 February 1860 it became part of Mora County.^[2]
• 28 February 1861 it was transferred to Colorado^{[4] [5]} (1 Nov 1861 Huerfano County).^[6]

Look for pre-1861 records in New Mexico. For further explanation see Taos County.

• 16 April 1889 Baca County was created from Las Animas County. County seat: Springfield ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Bent
• Cimarron County, Oklahoma
• Las Animas
• Morton County, Kansas
• Prowers
• Stanton County, Kansas
• Texas County, Oklahoma
• Union County, New Mexico

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Baca County, Colorado census records online, see: Colorado Census.

Church History and Records

Court Records

Land and Property

History

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Baca County Public Library
1260 Main Street
Springfield, CO 81073
Phone: (719) 523-6962

Baca County Historical Society
901 Santa Fe Dr.
Springfield, CO 81073

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

• Baca County COGenWeb
• Family History Library Catalog
• Baca County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References