El Paso County, Colorado Records
El Paso County, Colorado (Map It) was created on November 1, 1861 as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. El Paso County was named after Ute Pass in the county. El paso is a Spanish expression for the pass.
El Paso County is bordered by Douglas County (north), Elbert County (north) and east, Lincoln County (east), Crowley County (southeast), Pueblo County (south), Fremont County (west), Teller County (west).
El Paso County Cities and Towns include Calhan, Colorado Springs, Fountain, Green Mountain Falls, Manitou Springs, Monument, Palmer Lake, Ramah.
A Map of El Paso 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
El Paso County, Colorado Courthouse Records
El Paso County, CO Courthouse
The El Paso County Courthouse is located in Colorado Springs, 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 El Paso 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.
- El Paso County Clerk & Recorder has Marriage Records from 1861 and has Land Records from 1861. 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.
- El Paso County Clerk of Courts has Probate Records from 1861 and has Court Records from 1861.
- El Paso County Department of Health and Environment has Birth / Death Records from 1890–1907
El Paso County, Colorado Census Records
- Learn More: State of Colorado Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- State Population Schedules: 1885
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
El Paso 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: 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: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Verification, Divorce Verification, Death Certificate Applications.
El Paso County, Colorado Resources
- Negro Historical Association of Colorado Springs, (NHACS)
- Pikes Peak Genealogical Society
- El Paso County, Colorado Message Boards
El Paso County, Colorado External Links
- Colorado Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- El Paso County, Colorado Books - Amazon
- El Paso Co., Colorado - FindaGrave
- Colorado Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- El Paso County, Colorado Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Colorado (1859–1978)
- El Paso Co. COGenweb
- El Paso County, Colorado Ancestry Database Collections
- El Paso County, Colorado Military Records