Chaffee County, Colorado Genealogy

∣ Societies and Family History Resources ∣ Government Records ∣ Genealogy Links ∣ Publications ∣ Census Records ∣
∣ Court, Probate, Land and Tax Records ∣ Birth Records, Marriage Records, Divorce Records and Death Records ∣
∣ Cemeteries & Graveyards ∣ Church & Bible Records ∣ County History ∣ Military Records ∣ Schools & Directories ∣

Chaffee County, Colorado family history and genealogy research page. Locate links to record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you you track your Chaffee Co., ancestors. Get started by building a Free Family Tree.

Chaffee County

Chaffee County was founded on February 10, 1879 from Carbonate County. The county was named in honor of Jerome Bunty Chaffee, one of Colorado's first two U.S. Senators from 1876 to 1879..

The Chaffee County Seat is situated in Salida and the county government website is http://www.chaffeecounty.org/

Places adjoining Chaffee County happen to be Lake County (north), Park County (northeast), Fremont County (south), Saguache County (south), Gunnison County (west), Pitkin County (northwest).

Cities and towns to be found in Chaffee County include Americus, Belleview, Browns Canon, Buena Vista, Centerville, Cleora, Futurity, Garfield, Granite, Hamilton, Johnson Village, Maysville, Newett, Poncha Springs, Princeton, Riverside, Rockdale, St. Elmo, Salida, Smeltertown, Stonewall, Turret, Vicksburg, Winfield

Chaffee County includes Federal Census Schedules to guide in exploring your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. Chaffee Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. Chaffee Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Chaffee Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.

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Chaffee County Society and Family History Resources

A list of Chaffee County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives. See Also Colorado Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies for statewide Addresses and links.

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Chaffee County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often forget the benefits of Chaffee County court, probate, and land documents as a source of family history and genealogy details. Buried away in Colorado courthouses and archives just about everywhere could be the dreams and worries of many Colorado citizens. The chances are great that your potential ancestors and forefathers have left a detailed record of at least several aspects of their lives in the Chaffee County court records. Even if your forebears is not mentioned in a Court case, give some thought to all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her appearing in court records.

Please make sure to contact the clerk's dept to determine hours, mailing address, fees and other facts before visiting or seeking information because of from time to time changing contact information. The Department Offices DO NOT DO RESEARCH. The documents are available to interested parties, barring private issues. A lot of employees will guide men and women in obtaining the materials, but it's up to the man or women to undertake the researching.

The below facts denotes what birth, marriage, death, property, probate, and courtroom records are located in Chaffee County. The years suggested below tend to be the first widely known records for this particular county.

Formerly Lake County until 1879.
Colorado Historical Records - Databases include Colorado Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records; Colorado Birth, Marriage & Death Records; Colorado Voter Lists & Census Records; Colorado Immigration & Emigration Records; Colorado Obituary Records; Colorado Military Records; Colorado Family Tree Records; Colorado Pictures; Colorado Stories, Memories & Histories; Colorado Directories & Member Lists and much more....
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Chaffee County Genealogy Links

The following are links to Genealogy, Records and Resources related to Chaffee County. A majority of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a fee. This is basically a collection that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site over another. Feel free to submit your own favorite Chaffee County genealogy or family history associated sites.

Chaffee Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications

Chaffee Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Chaffee Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Chaffee Co. CO Census Records

Chaffee Co. CO Cemeteries & Graveyards

Chaffee Co. CO Church & Bible Records

Chaffee Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Chaffee Co. CO General and History Websites

Chaffee Co. CO Immigration & Naturalization

Chaffee Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Chaffee Co. CO Military Records

Chaffee Co. CO Schools & Directories

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