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On the south bank of the Huerfano River at St Mary where the old wagon road from Pueblo to Santa Fe via the Raton Pass crosses, there stands a lone igneous granite. It has an altitude of 6,150 feet tapering from its base to a point like a church spire. It rises from the level ground as though it had been pushed up through the earth. No other rocks of the same character are in its vicinity and can be seen as a landmark many miles distant. The name of this rock is the Huerfano - the Spanish word for orphan and is properly pronounced Wayr fah no. It is for this butte that Huerfano County is named.
Though Huerfano is one of Colorado's original counties, until the formation of Colorado Territory on Feb. 28, 1861, Huerfano was a part of Mora County, New Mexico Territory. The vast majority of settlers came from Mora County, most of them drawn by the promise of free land. More on this subject will be covered on the history of Huerfano County.
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I am Colleen Pustola, your County Coordinator. Your Assistant County Coordinator is Gail Meyer Kilgore. Neither of us live in Huerfano County and are unable to help you with local research. However, we are both very experienced genealogists and will do our best to assist you.
Until we have local research volunteers listed at this site, you should contact the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness website. They have volunteers who have offered to help researchers with local research in their respective counties. Often the work is done for little to no compensation. It's likely you'll find someone that can help you.
If you have anything to contribute, any suggestions for inclusion on the site, or simply want to send a friendly greeting, please email me! I'd love to hear from you.
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State Coordinator,
Gail Meyer Kilgore,
or the Assistant State Coordinator,
Colleen Pustola.
