Lincoln County, Colorado Records
Lincoln County, Colorado (Map It) was created on April 4, 1889 from Elbert County and Bent County. Lincoln County was named in honor of Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), the sixteenth President of the United States.
Lincoln County is bordered by Washington County (north), Kit Carson County (east), Cheyenne County (east), Crowley County (south), Kiowa County (south), Elbert County (west), El Paso County (west), Arapahoe County (northwest), Pueblo County (southwest).
Lincoln County Cities and Towns include Arriba, Bovina, Genoa, Hugo, Karval, Limon, Punkin Center.
A Map of Lincoln County, Colorado contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries. There is a collection of old Colorado maps at MapGeeks.org
Lincoln County, Colorado Courthouse Records
Lincoln County, CO Courthouse
The Lincoln County Courthouse is located in Hugo, Colorado. Learn More About State of Colorado Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Lincoln county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Lincoln County Clerk & Recorder has Marriage Records from 1887 and has Land Records from 1889?. The County Clerk & Recorder is responsible for recording deeds, marriage licenses, issuing passports, titling and registering automobiles, issuing driver's licenses, registering voters, administering elections and maintaining records for the Board of County Commissioners.
- Lincoln County Clerk of Courts has Probate Records from 1889? and has Court Records from 1889?.
- Lincoln County Department of Public Health has Birth / Death Records from 1889–1920 /  1889–1907; Courthouse basement.
Lincoln County, Colorado Census Records
- Learn More: State of Colorado Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- State Population Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: None
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: None
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: None
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Lincoln County, Colorado Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Colorado Vital Records
- Birth Records: from July 1910 to present.
- Marriage Records: None, but are available from the County Clerk of District Court.
- Death Records: from 1900 to present.
- Divorce Records: None, but are available from the County Clerk of District Court.
- Locations:Â Vital Records Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, HSVRD-VS-A1, Denver, CO 80246-1530; PH (916) (303) 692-2224 General, (303) 756-4464 Information.
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Verification, Divorce Verification, Death Certificate Applications.
Lincoln County, Colorado Resources
Lincoln County, Colorado External Links
- Colorado Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Lincoln County, Colorado Books - Amazon
- Lincoln Co., Colorado - FindaGrave
- Colorado Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Lincoln County, Colorado Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Colorado (1859–1978)
- Lincoln Co. COGenweb
- Lincoln County, Colorado Ancestry Database Collections
- Lincoln County, Colorado Military Records
