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Cheyenne-Kiowa-Prowers County Colorado Databases
In 1889, Bent County was split to form several counties. Cheyenne Co (below) in early 1889 ; on Apr 11, 1889 Kiowa Co (below), and on May 3, 1889 Prowers County (below)

Census Records on line
Since none of the 3 counties listed here, were established until 1889 prior census years for this area are found in Greenwood Co and Bent County
1870 Colorado Census Index by Colorado Archives

1920 Cheyenne Co Census Index (Partial) by USGenweb
1920 Precinct 1 (Eastern portion of County-including Arapahoe) Part 1 and Part 2 by USGenweb

Vital Records
Pre-1963 Mining Fatalities All Colorado by Denver Public Library
Social Security Death Index by ObitCentral.com

Cemeteries and Cemetery Stone Transcriptions

From The Colorado Tombstone Project
For Cheyenne County
1. Fairview Cemetery

Eads Cemetery

From Prowers County by Interment.Net
1. Fairmount Cemetery
2. Hartman Cemetery
3. Holly Cemetery
4. Riverside Cemetery

From Rio Grande
1. Homelake Cemetery, used by the state "Soldier's & Sailors Cemetery

From Rootsweb All known Kiowa County Cemeteries

From USGenNet All Known Prowers Co Cemeteries

Military Records
Colorado Civil War Casualties by Colorado Archives

WWI Veterans of Cheyenne County by USGenweb

WWII Kiowa Co Casualties Army & Airforce by Access Genealogy
WWII Prowers Co Casualties Army & Airforce by Access Genealogy

Vietnam Casualties Jun-1966 to Dec-1966 & 1968 by Colorado Archives

1862 - 1949 Colorado Veteran Grave Registrations Colorado Archives

Newspapers and Obituaries
Sept 10, 1909 Iowa Day Celebration The Cheyenne Republican by USGenweb

106 Obituaries of Cheyenne County from Rootsweb
19 Obituaries of Kiowa Co from Rootsweb
28 Obituaries of Prowers Co by USGenNet.org

The Range Ledger-Cheyenne Co Current Newspaper
141 South First Street East
Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810
(719) 767-5615

Eastern Colorado Plainsman Current Newspaper
329 Fourth Street
Hugo, CO
(719) 743-2371

Lamar Daily News-Prowers County
310 S. 5th Street
Lamar, CO 81052
(719) 336-2266

School Records
Class of 1912 Cheyenne County High School USGenweb
Class of 1913 Cheyenne County High School USGenweb

8th Grade Class of 1921 Cheyenne Wells School
8th Grade Class of 1910 Cheyenne Wells School USGenweb

Cheyenne County Area Schools History by Rootsweb

Class of 1920 Kiowa County High School by USGenweb

Lamar High School Alumni Page Prowers Co by Lamaralums.net

Church Records
History of Kit Carson United Methodist Church, Cheyenne Co (includes marriages and funerals) by USGenweb

Catholic Diocese of Colorado Archives (2 Parishes exsist for Cheyenne Co: Sacred Heart Parish Est. ca. 1909 Cheyenne Wells & St. Augustine Parish Kit Carson CO) by Diocesecs.org

Family Bio's and Early Residents
Bio of the Oswald Family; of Cheyenne Co by Rootsweb
Index to "Family Histories of Cheyenne County, Colorado" by USGenweb
Early Homesteaders and Settlers; of Cheyenne Co by Rootsweb
Photo of George Ambrosie & Sarah Grogg; Of Cheyenne Co by FuzzyWunkle.net

Bio of Lizzie Brown (extracted from "A Kiowa County Album: Biographies of Pioneer Women 1887-1920") Rootsweb

Bio of Isaac C Downing of Prowers Co USGenweb
Bio of Edward N Russell of Prowers Co USGenweb
Bio of Charles Strain of Prowers CO USGenweb
Bio (and photos) George Gibson Family of Prowers Co USGenNet
Cuthbertson Family (owned portion of land in Prowers) by USGenNet

Maps and Land Owners
1898 Cheyenne County Map by Rootsweb
Map of Early Cheyenne County Townships & Communities

Cheyenne Co Townships and Communities Now and Non-Exsisting by Rootsweb
Prowers County Land Grants (James Keairns 1901 ; William Newman 1906 ; John M Smeltz 1910 ; Charles G Smeltz 1910)

Prison Records & Area Robberies/Murders
Colorado State Penitentiary Prisoners 1871-1973 by Colorado Archives
State Reformatory Records 1887-1939 by Denver Public Library
Cheyenne County Murders, Outrages, Robberies and Attacks by EBook

Local History & Databases
1913 Business Advertisements placed in Cheyenne Co Highschool Year Book by USGenweb

1938/39 City Directory for Delta Co, covering part of Kiowa by USGenweb

Colorado Mining Fatalities prior to 1963 by Denver Public Library

Search Civilian Conservation Corp Enrollment Index (this Relief Program (for more) was established during the Depression) by Colorado Archives

History of Cheyenne Wells Caves by Rootsweb
History of Cheyenne Co (very good!) by Colorado Libraries

History of Kiowa County (very good !) Colorado Libraries

Historical Photos of Granada, and Prowers Co by USGenNet
9 Photos of Spring 1921 Flood in Lamar, Prowers Co by Rootsweb
Place Names of Prowers Co (previous Bent Co) USGenNet
History of Ranches & Cattle Drives thru Prowers (Old Bent Co) by USGenNet.org

Cultural Information
History of the Cheyenne Nation by Willow

History of the Kiowa Indians by Indians.org
Kiowa Natives Pictorial (also made mentions of Cheyenne & Arapahoe) Drawings National Anthropological Archives - showing a calender, record of Army movements-shield-very very interesting

Native Links for Colorado by USGenNet.org

Historical and Genealogical Societies and Libraries
Eastern Colorado Historical Society Museum
Old Jail House
91 East First Street
Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810

Eastern Colorado Historical Society
c/o Mrs. Norma Beek , President
PO BOX 1691
Cheyenne Wells, Co 80810

Colorado State Historical Society
Stephen H. Hart Library
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-2305

Kiowa County Clerk and Recorder
1305 Goff
P. O. Box 37
Eads, CO 81036
(719) 438-5421

Kiowa County Museum
P.O. Box 787
Eads, CO 81036

Prowers County Clerk & Recorder
301 S. Main
County Building
Lamar, CO 81052

Prowers County Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 929
Lamar, Colorado 81052

Holly Library - Prowers Co
119 E. Cheyenne
Holly, CO 81047
(719) 527-6650

Catholic Diocese Archives
228 North Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
(719) 636-2345

Cheyenne County Clerk and Recorder's Office
P.O. Box 567
51 South 1st Street
Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810
(719) 767-5685

Cheyenne County Vital Records Office
(719) 767-5661

Cheyenne Wells Public Library
P.O. Box 939
151 S. 1st West
Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810-0939
(719) 767-5138

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