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Kit Carson County, Colorado
Map
Location of Colorado in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	April 11, 1889
County Seat	Burlington
Courthouse
Address	Kit Carson County Courthouse 251 16th St Burlington, CO 80807-0249 Phone: 719.346.8638 Kit Carson County Website

County Courthouse

County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1889
and burial records from 1902; Clerk District Court has
birth, death, divorce, probate and court records^[1]

History

Parent County

• '1889--Kit Carson County was created 11 April 1889 from Elbert County. County seat: Burlington ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Cheyenne
• Cheyenne County, Kansas
• Lincoln
• Sherman County, Kansas
• Wallace County, Kansas
• Washington
• Yuma

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

Court

Kit Carson County Old Age Pension Records 1933-1936. An Index compiled from the offical record of the applications granted by the Kit Carson County Commissioners during these years. Record may show the following:

• Name of Applicant
• Date and Amount of pension payment
• Any adjustments to the pension
• Person's age
• Town nearest to where they lived
• Other Actions done by the County
  

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Colorado Vital Records Search

Societies and Libraries

Burlington Public Library
321 14th Street
Burlington, CO 80807
Telephone: 719-346-8109
Website www.burlingtoncolo.com/LIBRARY.HTM

Stratton Public Library
331 New York
Stratton, CO 80836
Telephone: 719-348-5922
Website stratton.ipac.dynixasp.com/#focus

Flagler Community Library
311 Main Ave
Flagler, CO 80815
Telephone: 719-765-4310
Website flagler.ipac.dynixasp.com/#focus

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Burlington Colorado Family History Center

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Kit Carson County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kit Carson County, Colorado. Page 99 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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