Chaffee County, Colorado Genealogy

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Parent County
1861--Chaffee County was created 1 November 1861 as an original county. It was formally known as Lake County (while Lake County was known as Carbonate County) for a brief period before the name was changed to Chaffee on 10 February 1879. County seat: Salida

Neighboring Counties

 * Fremont
 * Gunnison
 * Lake
 * Park
 * Pitkin
 * Saguache

Societies and Libraries
Northern Chaffee County Library Dist/Buena Vista 131 Linderman Avenue Buena Vista, CO 81211 Phone: (719) 395-8700 [http://www2.youseemore.com/buenavista/default.asp? www2.youseemore.com/buenavista/default.asp]

Southern Chaffee County Regional Lib Dist/Salida 405 E Street Salida, CO 81201 Phone: (719) 539-4826 www.salidalibrary.org/

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog