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Newspapers
Newspapers
Newspapers
- Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection free
- Image above links to digitized May 23, 1890 issue of the Colorado City Iris.
- Colorado City Journal November 28, 1861
- Many El Paso County newspapers which often reported on Colorado City news.
- Pikes Peak NewsFinder free
- Search and order articles from the Colorado City Iris and many area newspapers not available online.
- NewspaperArchive free or $$$
- Includes area newspaper coverage online not available on other free sites. Notably the Colorado Springs Gazette 1873-2021.
- Free with a Pikes Peak Library District card
- Paid site
- GenealogyBank $$$
- Click HERE to see Colorado newspapers.
- Newspapers.com $$$
- Click HERE to see Colorado newspapers.
*RESEARCH TIP* Denver and Cripple Creek newspapers often reported on Colorado City events and people.
Maps
Newspapers
Newspapers
- Sanborn Maps of Colorado City free
- Sanborn Maps of Colorado Springs free
- Some Colorado Springs maps include areas that are now part of the Westside
- Interactive Maps via Pioneers Museum free
- Variety of regional maps 1882-1984 overlaid on a present-day map. Great for learning the original names of Colorado City's streets!
*RESEARCH TIP* Click HERE for a key to decipher markings on Sanborn Maps
City Directories
Burials and Cemeteries
Burials and Cemeteries
- 1899 Colorado City city directory via PPLD free
- Searchable database via PPLD free
*RESEARCH TIP* Until 1905, city directories were separated into Colorado Springs, Manitou, and Colorado City sections. The Colorado City section can be found towards the end of the directory. 1896 and 1898 directories do not include many Colorado city businesses and residents.
OCCHS has a collection of City Directories from 1886 to 1975 as well as some other special directories. Come in to view them in our research library.
Burials and Cemeteries
Burials and Cemeteries
Burials and Cemeteries
- Fairview and Evergreen Burial Search free
- Get exact burial locations for people buried in Fairview and Evergreen.
- Death and Internment Registers free
- Find a Grave free
- Search burials all over the world. May include photos of headstones, people, and biographies.
- Beyle Funeral Home Records free
- Beyle Funeral Home operated in Colorado City around 1895-1910 before moving to Colorado Springs. Many Colorado City residents are listed in their records.
- Searchable index via Pikes Peak Genealogical Society
- Search and view original records via PPLD's Digital Collections
- View full Microfilm requires free FamilySearch account (scroll down and click camera icon to view records)
- Beyle Funeral Home operated in Colorado City around 1895-1910 before moving to Colorado Springs. Many Colorado City residents are listed in their records.
Colorado State Archives free searchable index
- Searchable records for El Paso county are listed below. Not all El Paso county records are searchable. For a full list of their holdings click HERE. You may go to the State Archives in Denver and view records for free with an appointment. Records obtained via mail or online have variable fees associated with them. Make a request HERE
- Bar Admissions
- CCC or WPA Enrollments
- Census
- Court Cases
- Divorce
- Inheritance Tax
- Marriage License
- Non-Fatal Mine Accidents
- Old Age Pension
- Placer Claim Location Certificates
- Probate
- School Records
- Supreme Court Case Files
- Teacher Experience
- WWI Questionnaire
Pikes Peak Library District Special Collections
- Digital Collections free
- Search digitized photos, directories, oral histories, documents, and more.
- Microfilm available at PPLD Special Collections free
- One of the only places you can view Colorado City newspapers! Only on microfilm at the Penrose Library. Requests for specific articles can be made through the Pikes Peak NewsFinder.
- El Paso Claim Club Records free
- Some of the oldest documents in the state, record Colorado City and early El Paso County's land transactions.
Denver Public Library Local History and Genealogy
- All Colorado residents can sign up for a Denver Public Library card and use their free online resources.
- Digital Collections free
- Some Colorado City photos and information
El Paso County Tax Records 1877-1899 requires free FamilySearch account (scroll down and click camera icon to view records)
Pikes Peak Genealogical Society List of Resources
- Also check out their list of Teller County resources!
Free Online Books
- Pikes Peak Library District eBooks most resources require library card
- Access to many Colorado history books
- “The Indians of the Pikes Peak Region” by Irving Howbert requires free FamilySearch account
- "Money Mountain" by Marshall Sprague
- Primarily about Cripple Creek, but contains many references to Colorado City.