Yuma County, Colorado
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Yuma County, Colorado
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Biographies, Cemeteries, Census, Church, Courts, Directories, History - Family/Local, Maps/Places, Military, News Clips, Obits and Schools |
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| Biography | |
| George J. Shopp (1833-1921) | Yuma Museum |
| Cemetery Lists | |
| Cemetery locator map. | Lee Zion |
| Eckley Cemetery (Archives) | Linda Brown |
| German Lutheran Cemetery (Archives) | Lee Zion |
| Grandview Cemetery, Wray (Archives) A-C | D-E | F-I | J-M | N-P | R-T | U-Z |
Linda Brown |
| Grandview Cemetery March 2012 | East Yuma County Cemetery Board |
| Grandview Cemetery in location order | East Yuma County Cemetery Board |
| Glendale Cemetery, Vernon, Colorado | East Yuma County Cemetery Board |
| Glendale Cemetery in location order - Excel format | East Yuma County Cemetery Board |
| Idler Cemetery near Kirk | Yuma Pioneer |
| Kirk Cemetery Index (formerly geocities) | Derrill Langen |
| Lakeview - northeast of Laird | |
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Lansing (aka Kingston Cemetery) (Archives) |
Lee Zion |
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Long Family Cemetery, Rural (Archives) |
Lee Zion |
| Lucas Memorial Cemetery, Idalia (Archives) | Jerry Wilcoxen |
| Mildred Cemetery (Archives) | Lee Zion |
| St. John's - south of Idalia | Amanda Fimon (Pfeiler) |
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Burial Records as of
Yuma Cemetery This record has the name, year buried, cemetery plot Yuma Cemetery Sorted This one is in location order - it's a little rough, but you might find it interesting. Articles about origin from the |
Darlene Perlenfein Board Secretary |
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Veterans buried in Yuma County Armel to Vernon Cemetery list, Wray Cemetery, Yuma Cemetery |
Lee Zion |
| Cemetery Headstone Photos | |
| Colorado Tombstone Photo Project Beecher, Downey, Lansing/Kingston and Long Family (complete) Some photos of headstones in Armel, Eckley, Joes, Kirk, Olivet Nazarene, Lucas, St Johns, Pleasant Valley, Vernon, Wray and Yuma cemeteries. |
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| US Census | |
| 1900 US Census CD (Arch) Publishers Notes | 38 GIF schedule page images (Note: This CD covers only the north half of the present Yuma County. The southern half was part of Arapahoe County in 1900.) |
Lee Zion |
| 1910 US Census CD (Arch) Publishers Notes | 190 GIF schedule page images |
Lee Zion |
| 1920 US Census CD (Arch) Publishers Notes | 293 GIF schedule page images |
Lee Zion |
| South of Yuma - Bethany Church | Yuma Pioneer |
| First Christian Church, Wray - 1921 Yearbook | Debra Branigan |
| Landsman Church 1918-1920 Records (Arch) | Jackie L. Churches |
| Pleasant Valley Church | Kathleen Monk |
| Presbyterian Church, Wray 75th Annv. 1887-1962 (Arch) | Lee Zion |
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St John's Lutheran Church School |
Yuma Museum |
| Methodist Church - Vernon- Location | Wray Rattler |
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Wages Church |
Yuma Museum |
| Court Records | |
| Index to Naturalization Records held by theYuma County Court. (Arch) | Arlene Glenn |
| Henry Nicolaus Foltmer - 1896 Naturalization Certificate (Arch) | Linda Zion |
| Directories | |
| Postal | |
| 1934 Yuma County Directory (Arch) | Yuma Museum |
| 1937 Yuma County Official Directory (Arch) Town of Wray, Town of Yuma, Country Directory A-K | L-Z. |
Yuma Museum |
| Telephone | |
| Wray Telephone Directory - 1907 (Arch) | Lee Zion |
| Yuma Telephone Exchange - 1907 | Lee Zion |
| Eckley-Happyville Telephone Co. - 1925 | Marion Monk |
| Family History | |
| Lorinne Barker Diary 1922-1926 | Coral Barker Allbee |
| Mace-Cooley Black Sheep | Gwen Griggs |
| Sam Weaver - My Memories of Early Yuma County | Yuma Museum |
| Lee Yount Diary 1895 & 1899 (Arch) | YCHS &Yount Family |
| Yuma County History | |
| Beecher Island Battle | Lee Zion |
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Wray Gazette, Special Area Promotion Edition, May 12, 1904 View HTML Version or (Archive Text Version) - Index to names | Articles 1-9, 10-31, 32-62, 63-91, 92-120 |
Lee Zion |
| Center Precinct 1912 | Yuma Pioneer |
| George Armstrong Custer in Yuma | My Life On The Plains |
| History of Friend | Lee Zion |
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1907 Souvenir of Wray and Vernon Complete Booklet with Photos (HTML) Complete Text (Arch) | Pioneer List (Arch) |
LuJean Zion |
| Land Patent Maps | |
| Yuma County Land Survey Townships | Lee Zion |
| Vernon Area Original Land Patents | Lee Zion |
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Original Land Patents - Index to Township Maps Index of names on the patent maps: ( A-C | D-F | G-K | L-O | P-S | T-Z ) |
Lee Zion |
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Township Land Owner Worksheet (a blank PDF worksheet to aid in plotting land ownership/locations.) |
Lee Zion |
| Land Ownership Maps | |
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1922 Yuma County Standard Atlas Title Page Patrons Directory 1920 Ownership Maps (All 70 townships) Town Maps By Name Index ( A-K | L-Z ) Photographs and Ads |
Lee Zion |
| Places/Towns/County Maps | |
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Yuma County Place Names Yuma County Historical Map Yuma County Land Survey Townships Land Survey Legal Descriptions 1920 Yuma County Precincts 1900 southern Yuma County post offices Yuma County Post Offices and Postmasters |
Lee Zion |
| Maps (Other) | |
| Yuma Street Names (from 1887 plat) | Arlene Glenn |
| Wray Street Names since 1886 | Lee Zion |
| Military | |
| 1868 Battle of Beecher's Island | Lee Zion |
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Biography of George J. Shopp, Yuma's Civil War Medal of Honor winner. |
Yuma Museum |
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Photo of Marcus Graves and Company H, World War I In camp at Golden, Colorado |
Dallas Riedesel |
| Forsyth Scouts, Beecher Island 1868 (Arch) | Lee Zion |
| 1872 San Francisco Chronicle account of the Beecher Island fight by General George Custer. (Arch) | Danial Woodhead |
| Roster of Men and Women Who Served in the World War from Colorado, 1917-18 published 1941 by the Adjutant General CNG (Arch) | Lee Zion |
| Disposal of Second Draft 1917 | Wray Rattler September 6, 1917 |
| Gold Star Veterans (Those who died on active duty) | Yuma American Legion Post |
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Veterans buried in Yuma County (Updated frequently) Armel to Vernon Cemetery list, Wray Cemetery, Yuma Cemetery |
Lee Zion |
| Yuma County WWII Casualty List (Arch) | Marta Norton |
| Yuma County WW II Veterans (Arch) | Lee Zion |
| In addition to the files listed above, there are several additional transcribed WWI newspaper clippings in the Yuma County, Colorado, USGenWeb Archives that provide names of Yuma County men drafted or registered for the draft. | |
| Newspapers and Extracts | |
| Newspapers Published in Yuma County | Lee Zion |
| Wray Gazette May 12, 1904 - Special Edition | Lee Zion |
| Wray Gazette September 6, 1907 | Debbie Champion |
| Yuma Pioneer January 1, 1887 | Yuma Museum |
| Yuma Pioneer December 29, 1899 (transcribed front page) | Yuma Museum |
| Obits | |
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Marion Knowles Scrapbook Index Knowles Mortuary Customers circa 1918-1932 |
Yuma Museum |
| Index to obits published in Yuma County since mid-2002 (Arch) | Lee Zion |
| Donated obit transcripts are located in the Yuma Co section of the COGenWeb Archives and on the Yuma Co. Message Board. For copies of others see the Lookup page. | |
| Schools | |
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Yuma County School Districts Table and Map |
Lee Zion |
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1918 Teachers |
Colorado Educational Directory |
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1918 School Boards |
Colorado Educational Directory |
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1922 School Boards |
Wray Rattler |
| Appointment Letters - This Florence Mace 1910 appointment letter from the board of District 88 is pretty typical of the period. | Gwen Griggs |
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The Owl - Wray School Paper No. 1 - Dec 3 1900 | Text Only (Arch) No. 2 - Dec 17 1900 | Text Only No. 13 - Jun ? 1901 | Text Only |
Transcribed by Lee Zion |
| Wray Dist 2, 1886-1900s School Board, Teachers, Superintendents (Arch) | Lee Zion |
| Grade Schools - Student Lists | |
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Normal Institute 1912 Teachers |
Wray Rattler |
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District Institute 1903 Teachers |
Wray Rattler |
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County-Wide Eighth Grade 1911 |
Wray Rattler |
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County-Wide Eighth Grade 1922 |
Wray Rattler |
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Abarr School, District 49 1912 Souvenir |
Gene Woodurick |
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Ash Grove School, District 110, Southwest of Beecher Photograph -1920 |
LuJean Zion |
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Beecher Island School |
Lois ROSS Blacker |
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Blach School |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
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Boden School, District 92, Landsman Undated Postcard, 1909 photograph. |
Jackie L. (Winkler) Churches |
| Brand School, District 19, north of Yuma Teacher's Registers: 1927, 1929 (Arch) |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
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Bryant, District 26, northwest of Clarksville South Bryant School 1929-1930 |
Arlene Glenn |
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Buffalo Grass, District 26, north of Eckley 1955 Photo |
Karyn Schmidt |
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Cement, District 79, far south central part of the county Promotion Certificate |
Dallas Riedesel |
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Center School, District 55, northeast of Abarr 1914 Student photo (Do you know the names?) Circa 1918 Souvenir |
Cheryl Meyer |
| Condon-Radnor, Dist 104, Vernon 1888 Students (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
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Eckley Graduation Eighth grade 1923 |
Wray Rattler |
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Eureka School, Dist 39, Eckley Area Pupils 1924 (with school photo) |
Lee Zion |
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Fairvale & Unity Union Schools, District 88, Fox Ranch Area 1911 Souvenir |
Norma Meadows |
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Gummer (or Cook) School, north of Yuma 1910 photo |
Arlene Glenn |
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Hammond, Dist 5, North of Yuma School History - from a 1980 Pioneer article. |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
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Hillsdale, Sunnyside, Wages Northeast part of Yuma County Memories of Teaching School |
Jennie Monk |
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Idalia 1930-31 Grade School and High SchoolStudents |
Jerry Wilcoxen |
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Idalia, Dist 74 1934 Students |
Jerry Wilcoxen |
| Kirk, Sod School 1906 | Yuma Museum |
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Kirk, Dist 82 1928 Elementary |
Dallas Riedesel |
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Kirk, Dist 82 Marcus Graves Certificate 1907 |
Dallas Riedesel |
| Kirk School circa 1920-1930 | Judy Freeman |
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Kirk, Dist 82 1931 Students |
Dallas Riedesel |
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Kirk, Dist 82 1931 elementary |
Dallas Riedesel |
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Kirk, Dist 82 1930's Kirk Track |
Dallas Riedesel |
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KirkThree pages from the 1931 Kirk Annual |
Dallas Riedesel |
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Laird, Eighth Grade 1914 Students |
Wray Rattler |
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Mildred School, Dist 100, South of Eckley Pupils 1914, 1922, 1932 |
Lee Zion |
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Model School, District 31, North of Wray 1922 Pupils - Marion 1942 School Photo - Phyllis |
Marion Monk Phyllis (Weaver) Tyndal |
| Mt Olive, District 21, Southwest of Yuma 1928 School Census (Arch) |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
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Pleasant Hill School, Dist 66, Vernon Area 1904 Pupils, 1915 Pupils, 1928 Pupils |
LuJean Zion |
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Pleasant Hill School, Dist 35 Red Willow area |
Yuma Pioneer |
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Pleasant Valley School, Dist 14 1888 - 1960 |
Jennie Monk
Lois Blacker |
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Prairie View School, District 42, Yuma Area 1924 Pupils |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
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Riverside School, Dist 85, Vernon Area Riverside - 1917 Souvenir Riverside - 1922 |
see page credits |
| Rock School, Cement Dist 79, Friend Area | Dallas Riedesel |
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Star School, District 36, Eckley Area Star School 1912, Star School 1929 |
see page credits |
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Sunnyside School, District 20, Wauneta Area 1934 Photo |
Jennie (Oman) Monk |
| Sunny Side School, Arapahoe Dist 43, Vernon Area 1898 Students (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
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Vernon Grade School, Dist 43 and 4 History |
Lee Zion |
| Waverly School, District 25, north of Eckley Teacher's Register - 1918 (Arch) |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
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Wray Elementary Absences, Wray Absences November 1899 |
Wray Rattler |
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Wray School Roster 1900 Elementary and High School |
Wray Rattler |
| Wray Teachers 1909 | Wray Gazette |
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Yuma Elementary (Partial), 1914 perfect attendance list |
Yuma Pioneer |
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Yuma School, 1918 Sixth Grade |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
| High Schools - Student Lists | |
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Early Wray High School Classes (Wray had a "High School Room" before YCHS started.) Class of 1901 |
Yuma Museum |
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County High School 1909 classes |
Wray Gazette |
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Yuma County High School System Wray 1908-1916 Graduates, Text File (Arch) Yuma Co. High Class of 1933 (Arch) Photographs: Class of 1911, Class of 1913, Class of 1914, Class of 1915, Class of 1916, Class of 1917 |
LuJean and Lee Zion |
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Y.C.H.S 1917 and Wray Elementary Wray and Yuma High |
Wray Rattler |
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Kirk High School Class of 1928 |
Dallas Riedesel |
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Kirk High School Class of 1935 |
Dallas Riedesel |
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Vernon High School |
Lee Zion |
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Waverly High School Photo circa 1925 |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
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Wray Graduation 1899 Wray 1899 Graduation |
Wray Rattler |
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Wray School History Wray school history |
Wray Rattler |
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Wray Graduation 1900 Wray 1900 Graduation |
Wray Rattler |
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Wray Graduation 1906 Wray 1906 Graduation |
Wray Rattler |
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Wray Graduation 1922 Wray 1922 Graduation |
Wray Rattler |
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Wray High School Photo - Class of 1924, Class of 1924 - Text (Arch) |
Wes Johnson |
| Wray High School Class of 1929 | Shirley (Oman) Neznanski |
| Wray High School Class of 1931 | Dick Kearns |
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Yuma Graduation 1912 Yuma 1912 Graduation |
Yuma Pioneer |
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Yuma Union High School - Yuma 1925 Graduates , 1925 Class Photo |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
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Yuma Union High School - Yuma 1944 Officers , 1944 page from annual |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
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Yuma County High School - Wray 1944 Graduation |
Dallas Riedesel |
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Yuma County High School - Wray 1946 and 1947 Senior Class |
Jerry Wilcoxen |
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1958 School Consolidation Yuma Pioneer article |
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| Other Colorado On-Line Data | |
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Colorado Places by County Colorado Historic Maps |
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| Colorado USGenWeb Archives Colorado Files Index Yuma County Files Index Search the Colorado USGenWeb Archives |
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| Colorado State Archives Colorado Archives Home Page |
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| US Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records |
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