Lincoln County, Colorado

               
Cowans School Photo: Bridget Calip

This site is part of
The COGenWeb and The USGenWeb
    Hello:

My name is Martha and I am your new host for Lincoln County.
I do not live in Colorado, but my Father was born in Elbert County and my Grandparents were in Colorado for a long time.
I will do my best to assist visiting Researchers with Resources that might help you find that elusive missing piece of your "Ancestral Pie"
I can be reached using this link: Martha

Lincoln County was established in 1889. Wiki, a bit more information.
The county seat is Hugo. 

Search Lincoln County

Lincoln County Neighbors:
Washington, Kit Carson, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Crowley, Elbert and El Paso

   

Records from 'Old Lincoln Web Site'
Reformatted for Easier Searching
The files are all searchable pdf's



 Churches ~ Family Histories ~ Historical Odds & Ends
 Schools  ~ Old Queries ~ Towns ~ Walks Camp

There is some interesting Town Information that can be found in the
Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado, Vol 1
Edited: Thomas Chamblin
Published: Colorado Historical Association, 1960

Below is a Chart with Page Numbers
Arriba / Lincoln 375
Boyero / Lincoln 376
Bovina / Lincoln 376
Genoia / Lincoln 383
Hugo / Lincoln 385
Kendrick / Lincoln 386
Limon / Lincoln 387
Shaw / Lincoln 393

Both Vol 1 & 2 can be downloaded from the Family Search Catalog.

I found quite a list of "Look-Up" items, but only one Volunteer. There was a second Gal whose name was on the list, but she never responded to my note about availability.

When making a request, be specific with the information you would like to have.
Terry W. Blevins
SNAILMAIL : PO Box 353, Hugo CO 80821.
 Terry is a Lincoln County historian and resident. He has been "researching Lincoln County newspapers that are on microfilm or that I've found in old sheds, basements, etc., digging out local history as well as death and marriage information."

Terry has read everything available between 1890 and 1914. He is transcribing all death and marriage references that he finds, and many other historical facts of interest.


Vital Records: 1890 - 1914
Cemetery Information
Books:
Lincoln County, Colorado
The Homeseeker's and Investor's Paradise: 1916
Where The Wagons Rolled: 1976


Terry does not charge for his services at this time: He does ask that donations be to the Lincoln County Hedlund House Museum instead. He does ask for reimbursement of copy and mailing expenses.
Thank you, Terry, for your generous offer of help!



Obituaries & News Articles: Lookups
I have access to some Subscription Digital Newspapers
Contact: Martha
Include Names, Dates & Locations


'Search Colorado Historical Archives': Vital Records
Use this Link
This is a State Office, there are fees for Records.
Here is a list of Records & Collections

 		"How it Works"The files I found for Lincoln County that are still viable will be located
on this page either as links to reformatted data or the information itself.
So, if you do not find something that might have been on the old pages,
send me a note with a brief description and I will try to find it.

Information that might have been on RootsWeb /Ancestry is not currently available,
it seems they are having troubles again and are offline. So... Here we go Questions, Comments? Invalid Links? Contact Martha



Ok, Some Basics:
Maps
Interactive Atlas ~ Colorado Historic & Plat Maps
Colorado Township Maps
Getty Geographical Thesaurus
Bureau of Land Management ~ Geo Communicator
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps [Scroll Down]
USGS Maps for Colorado ~ CDOT Maps
David Rumsey Historic Map & Atlas Collection
Perry-Castaneda ~ Map Collection
Earthquake Fault Maps ~ Railroad Maps
American Georgaphical Society Library Digital Map Collection
Humboldt State University Map Collection And... Google Earth Pro



Trails West & Mining History
And...
 Overland Trail ~ Stone Quarries and Beyond
BLM - Mining ~ Interactive Mining Map for Colorado
Time Line - Mining in Colorado ~ Coal Mining in Colorado
Historic Forts of Colorado - Another Link for Forts
Historic Mine Reports

Native American Presence in Colorado
 FS has a nice Wki of the Tribes
There are a lot of links and resources.
 BIA Agency Records, 1879-1951~ Digital Images, FS Library
Indians of the Pacific Northwest



"What's New"
In the FS Catalog:
Tidbits from the Big Piney Examiner of Sublette Co., WY
1912 > 2006 - Some Years Missing Colorado Entries
Compiler: Anna Lee Woffinden
The above booklets are in the FS Catalog,
Log in, Search, Books.
or I can send you articles of interest: Martha

and...
Vital Record Resources available for the
CO Counties of Elbert, Lincoln & Washington
Databases on Family Search
The Index is Here

Colorado Divorces: State Wide
Filmed Records: Family Search
1900 > 1939 & 1975 > 1992
Information Entered:
CO County of Divorce ~ Date & Place of Marriage
Number and Names of Minor Children, if any
Maiden Name Restored ~ Date of Decree
Film Numbers are Here



Lincoln County Cemeteries
The Chart Below gives the names and locations of various types of record locations
Cemetery Name CO GrvStns USGW/Arch F-A-G CO TS/Photo
Bethany  Yes Yes Yes No
Bijou Basin  Yes Yes Yes Yes
Boot Ranch  No Yes Yes No
Brockmann Ranch No No Yes No
Ebenezer  Yes No Yes No
Elbert-Kiowa  Yes Yes Yes Yes
Elizabeth  Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gair  No No Yes No
Hungate Memorial No No Yes No
James  Yes Yes Yes No
Kanza  Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kiowa Old  No No Yes No
Limon Mennonite  Yes Yes Yes No
Miller Family  No No Yes No
Mountain View  Yes Yes Yes No
Norton  Yes No Yes No
Pleasant Plains  Yes Yes Yes Yes
Queen of Heaven  No No Yes No
River Bend  Yes Yes Yes No
Sakala  Yes Yes Yes No
Simla  Yes Yes Yes No
Sproch  Yes No Yes No


Here are the links for the various Databases
USGenWeb Archives ~ CO GraveStones
F-A-G ~ CO Tombstones

 		Family Search Catalog

3 Lincoln County Cemeteries:
Arriba, Evergreen & Bovina
George Edison Creel
Hernando Beach, Florida : G.E. Creel, 2007
[Note: The Cemeteries are all in the USGW
Archives: Use this Link

The Book also has some Obituaries:
Mumford, Phebe Morse ~ Creel, Frank E
Mumford, Peleg ~ Blackwood, Henry J
Creel, James Franklin ~ Creel, Charles A
Creel, Elizabeth ~ Mumford, Eliza Jane
They can be found here.
Odds:
Miscellaneous Colorado Historical Archives
 "Historical Records" Cyndi's List for Cemeteries, Funeral Homes
New Link: "Colorado Cemeteries"
Here is the FS Wiki on Colorado Cemeteries
Interment.net has Cemetery Records
The Denver Public Library has an interesting collection
of Cemetery and Death Records



Military Records
Draft Registrations are a nice source for time and location.
They also give a 'Next of Kin'
Military Grave Registrations ~ Headstone Applications [see below for a specific index] ~ WWI Service Cards  Disabled Veteran Homes ~ GAR Burial Records ~ WWII Bonus Cards ~ WW I Death Announcements [Stationed in CA, 1918-19
 [these are deaths from the Spanish Flu]

See the Database Page for a long list of Resources
It will include data for the three CO Counties I host:
Elbert, Lincoln & Washington

The above Resource Link also includes Cemetery, Coroner, Vitals, Passenger Lists
Employment, Obituaries, and Naturalization Records.

"Colorado in the Civil War"

Resource: The American Civil War Research Database is for researching the individuals, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War. The database contains indexed, searchable information on more than four million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 17,000 photographs.
I have access to the above Subscription Database:
I will do limited lookups: Contact Martha

I also have access to Fold3
Limited Lookups:
Send Name, Dates: Contact, Martha
Soldiers of the Great War
Soldiers of the Great War
Soldiers of the Great War
Soldiers of the Great War
Soldiers of the Great War Colorado Section : Vol I
by: Haulsee, W M, Published in 1920

Modern Wars
Timeline of World War I ~ Timeline of World War II ~ Korean Conflict ~ Viet Nam
Bay of Pigs Desert Storm ~ Gulf War Modern Wars and Casualty Lists

Compiled Service Military Records
The Internet Archives [Archive.org] has a huge amount of filmed records.

The Archive.org also has books and articles on
'Colorado and War'
'Search the GAR' ~ 'Search the DAR' ~ 'Search the SAR'

<<<New>>>
Family Search:
Military Films Returns from US Military Posts: 1800 - 1916
Note:
 See FS Catalog for Dates of the Films. The Films listed below are for the States where I host Counties: Alaska, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
Miscellaneous: Odds, Schools, Barracks
And California as a matter of interest
[Scroll Down]
Notes from the FS Catalog: Microfilm of original records in The National Archives, Washington, District of Columbia
The Index is here



Military Headstone Applications: Place of Death: Lincoln County

Name DOD POD
Borden, Frederick R 4 October 1935 Arriba, Lincoln, CO
Cluxton, Sanford 20 September 1928 Genoa, Lincoln, CO
Cook, Albert J 4 September 1942 Hugo, Lincoln, CO
Joslin, Victor O 13 March 1942 Hugo, Lincoln, CO
Keller, Walter C 26 December 1932 Genoa, Lincoln, CO
Lyles, James W 25 November 1945 Kendrick, Lincoln, CO
Metcalf, Floyd G 15 March 1945 Hugo, Lincoln, CO
Miller, Donald Dale 24 March 1946 Kendrick, Lincoln, CO
Miller, Peter E 13 June 1947 Hugo, Lincoln, CO
Mullenax, Evert C 20 April 1932 Genoa, Lincoln, CO
Norman, George H 3 November 1925 Limon, Lincoln, CO
Patterson, William E 9 July 1947 Hugo, Lincoln, CO
Ramsey, Milford M 7 April 1935 Genoa, Lincoln, CO
Rogers, Robert Marion 6 March 1945 Shaw, Lincoln, CO
Silvers, Enoch Marion 27 April 1930 Limon, Lincoln, CO
Thayer, Erasmus 24 November 1934 Hugo, Lincoln, CO
Weber, Anthony 18 February 1920 Limon, Lincoln, CO
Wecker, La Verne J 30 January 1943 Hugo, Lincoln, CO
Whitlow, Floyd Willis 25 June 1938 Hugo, Lincoln, CO
Witt, Oscar J 23 July 1945 Karval, Lincoln, CO
Wolverton, Golden G 16 March 1928 Hugo, Lincoln, CO
York, Jerry Roy 15 December 1928 Hugo, Lincoln, CO


Biographies
This Index is from the following Books.
All of them are either in the Family Search Catalog
Both Sections: Catalog & Books
or
The archive.org Site
Bench and Bar of Colorado, 1917
Colorado and its People, V 3, 1948
History of the City of Denver, Arapahoe Co., CO, 1880
Portrait and Biographical Record of the State of Colorado, 1899
Progressive Men of Western Colorado, 1905
History of Colorado: Wilbur Fisk Stone, 4 Vols, 1918
History of Colorado [Biographical] 5 Vols, 1927
The Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado, Vol 1, 1960
The Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado, "Representative Citizens"
Vol 2, 1960
Representative Men of Colorado [In the Nineteenth Century]
No Date Of Publication


Family Search: Historical Images
This Linked Index Chart contains records for:
Cheyenne, El Paso, Crowley,  Kit Carson, & Washington
"Lincoln County & Neighbors"

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To access the Historical Images, log into your FS Account: Click on Search, then at the top of the page: Historical Images: You can begin with the search, but if you get lost or cannot figure it
all out, then use the chart linked above to look for items of interest.
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Then... Backtrack to Search, Catalog, and plug in the DGS Film number of interest from the Charts in the 'Fiche-Film' slot.



'Gleanings"

If you want to look at the many Indexes
I have created over the years, they can be found on my Google Drive:

There are Catagories:
 California ~ Canada  Cemetery, Funeral Homes, Coroner
Colorado ~ Crime & Prison ~ Deaths & DC's
Marriages ~ Military ~ Minnesota ~ Missouri ~ Miscellaneous
 Obituaries ~ Oregon  Passenger Lists & Employment ~ Pennsylvania
 Vital Odds ~ Wisconsin

Questions?
New Resources to Share?
Need Genealogical offline Software?
Contact Martha

Got Time to Spare & Have Web Page Experience?
Consider becoming a County Coordinator
for
The COGenWeb
Particulars may be found here
Use this Link

Here is a site I just found:
"Colorado Genealogy on the Internet"
It seems to be current with interesting links.
Happy Searching...

And this...
Access to Adoption Records:
Please read all the requirement.

Here is a list of Colorado Counties
Marriage Records: Archives
Licenses, Certificates & Dates held by specific Counties

'Search the Colorado Archives'
Use this Link
There are all sorts of interesting databases and records

'Search Historic Colorado Newspapers'
Use this Link

There are also Colorado Newspapers on the Chronicling America Site
Google Newspaper Archives has some too.

"The Fine Print"
  Lincoln County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
 COGenWeb State Coordinator: Colleen Pustola

  If you are interested in volunteering for this project, please review our "Volunteer" page and contact us!
There are many ways to participate. If you have an idea or comment please let us know.
 Information contained on all of the pages within the Lincoln County portion of the COGenWeb may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes. 
Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due:
Donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator. 
Any person donating information in the future retains the right to have it returned to them upon request 

 Site Updated: 16 November 2021
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