El Paso County, Colorado Genealogy

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Parent County
El Paso county was created by the Colorado legislature on November 1, 1861, from old Arapahoe County in the territory of Kansas and was one of Colorado's original 17 counties. It became an original county in the Colorado Territory in 1861. It includes approximately 2130 square miles and has a mountainous western side changing to high plains in the east. The altitude ranges from mountain heights of 14,110 feet (4301 m) at the summit of Pikes Peak to 5,095 feet (1569 m) on the plains.

Populated Places
Calhan | Colorado Springs | Fountain | Green Mountain Falls | Manitou Springs | Monument | Palmer Lake | Ramah

Neighboring Counties
Douglas | Elbert | Lincoln | Crowley | Pueblo | Fremont | Teller

Cemeteries
Colorado Springs City Cemetery Page - Includes a burial search (requires registration)

Evergreen Cemetery "Phone: (719) 578-6646" Fairview Cemetery "Phone: (719) 578-6638 Gate hours for visitation: Summer (Mid April through Mid October) 6 a.m. - 8 p.m."

Divorce
The Colorado State Archives has put a name only Index to the El Paso County Divorce Records for the period 1903 to 1941 on-line.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog for this county.

The [http://www.elpasoco.com/ El Paso County web site