Las Animas County, Colorado Genealogy

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Name
Las Animas takes its name from the Spanish name for the Purgatoire River that runs through the county. Originally the river was called "El Rio de las Animas Perdidas en Purgatorio", which means "River of the Lost Souls in Purgatory".

Parent County

 * 1866--Las Animas was created 9 February 1866 from Huerfano County. County seat: Trinidad

Boundary Changes
Las Animas is the largest of the 64 counties in Colorado.

Towns and Villages
Abeyta, Aguilar, Andrix, Barela, Beshoar, Boncarbo, Branson, Cokdale, Cordova Plaza, Delhi, Earl, El Moro, Engleville, Gulnare, Hoehne, Houghton, Jansen, Kim, Ludlow, Lynn, Medina Plaza, Model, Monument Park, Parras Plaza, Patterson Crossing, Reilly Canyon, Rugby, San Miguel, Segundo, Simpson, Sopris, Starkville, Stonewall, Stonewall Gap, Tercio, Thatcher, Tijeras, Tobe, Torres, Trinchera, Trinidad, Tyrone, Valdez, Valleroso, Velasquez Plaza, Vigil, Villegreen, Walts Corner, Weston, Zamara

Ghost Towns
Berwind, Del Agua, Morley, Primero, Tabaco

Neighboring Counties

 * Baca
 * Bent
 * Colfax County, New Mexico
 * Costilla
 * Huerfano
 * Otero
 * Pueblo
 * Union County, New Mexico

Search by Cemetery Name
Albertson Cemetery, Andrix Cemetery, Barela Cemetery, Bloom Cemetery, Branson Community Cemetery, Burro Canyon Cemetery, Carpios Cemetery, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cejita Cemetery, Chicosa Cemetery,

Search be Cemetery Location
Abeyta, Aguilar, Andrix, Barela, Beshoar, Boncarbo, Branson, Cokedale, Cordova Plaza, Delhi, Earl, El Moro, Engleville, Gulnare, Hoehne, Houghton, Jansen, Kim, Ludlow, Lynn, Medina Plaza, Model, Monument Park, Parras Plaza, Patterson Crossing, Reilly Canyon, Rugby, San Miguel, Segundo, Simpson, Sopris, Starkville,Stonewall, Stonewall Gap, Tercio, Thatcher, Tijeras, Tobe, Torres, Trinchera, Trinidad, Tyrone, Valdez, Valleroso, Velasquez Plaza, Vigil, Villegreen, Walts Corner, Weston, Zamara

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Hastings
 * Trinidad

Societies and Libraries
Trinidad/Carnegie Public Library 202 N Animas Street Trinidad, CO 81082 Telephone: 719-846-6841 Website http://www.carnegiepubliclibrary.org/

Aguilar Public Library 146 W. Main Street Aguilar, CO 81020 Telephone: 719-941-4426

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * A website with photos of the little town of Kim