Lincoln 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 ∣

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

Lincoln County

Lincoln County was founded on April 4, 1889 from Elbert County and Bent County. The county was named in honor of Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), the sixteenth President of the United States..

The Lincoln County Seat is situated in Hugo and the county government website is http://www.lincolncountyco.us

Places adjoining Lincoln County happen to be 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).

Cities and towns to be found in Lincoln County include Arriba, Bovina, Genoa, Hugo, Karval, Limon, Punkin Center

Lincoln County includes Federal Census Schedules to guide in exploring your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. Lincoln 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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Lincoln County Society and Family History Resources

A list of Lincoln 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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Lincoln County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often forget the benefits of Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County. The years suggested below tend to be the first widely known records for this particular county.

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Lincoln County Genealogy Links

The following are links to Genealogy, Records and Resources related to Lincoln 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 Lincoln County genealogy or family history associated sites.

Lincoln Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications

Lincoln Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Lincoln Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Lincoln Co. CO Census Records

Lincoln Co. CO Cemeteries & Graveyards

Lincoln Co. CO Church & Bible Records

Lincoln Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Lincoln Co. CO General and History Websites

Lincoln Co. CO Immigration & Naturalization

Lincoln Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Lincoln Co. CO Military Records

Lincoln Co. CO Schools & Directories

  • Colorado City Directories  (search.ancestry.com) This database is a collection of city directories for various years and cities in Colorado. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of its citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. Sometimes the wife's name will be listed in parentheses or italics following the husband's. Often, dates of deaths of individuals listed in the previous year's directory are listed as well as the names of partners of firms, and when possible, the forwarding addresses or post offices of people who moved to another town. In addition to the alphabetical portion, a city directory may also contain a business directory, street directory, governmental directory, and listings of town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, and other miscellaneous matters of general and local interest.
  • The Colorado state business directory: 1876, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887-8, 1889, 1890, 1894, 1896, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1923  (search.ancestry.com)
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