Hello, I'm the New Local Coordinator for
Huerfano County. Your help is requested in making this a
great resource. You can take comfort knowing that any
data you submit will remain on this website. It will
never be moved to another website without your
instructions to do so. Please send
me birth
records, cemetery, church, death, marriage, and Huerfano
County family histories. They will get a professional
presentation on this web site.
Huerfano
County was created 1 November 1861 as one of Colorado's
counties. It encompassed all of present day Huerfano
County, Las Animas, Baca, Bent, Otero, Prowers, Crowley,
the west half of Kiowa, and the southern part of Pueblo
counties. In 1866, the southern part was split off to
form Las Animas County. In 1870 Huerfano was divided
again: the eastern part went to Bent County, a small
piece went to Pueblo County and another to Las Animas
County. Also in 1870, part of southern Fremont County
was added to Huerfano. The county seat is in Walsenburg.
Huerfano County is named for the Huerfano River. The
word 'huerfano' means orphan in Spanish.
Let us begin
this new adventure together. C. W.
Barnum
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