Hello, my name is Alice Allen and I am your Bent County Administrator. I'm pleased to be a part of this brand-new FREE genealogy project, devoted to helping you find your family who resided in Bent County. We're building our site with records for early Bent County residents. Not all the records are available, but we are working at adding them as we can. If you have anything to contribute, be sure to contact me. My email address is

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Now, come along as we explore links for your research in Bent County.

• Colorado Trails to the Past Main Page
• Colorado Grave Stone Project
• Colorado Obituary Project
• Colorado State Archives - Online Indexes
• History of Colorado - Google Books
• Wikipedia's Colorado Site
• FamilySearch's Colorado Wiki Page

Pioneer Historical Society of Bent County
PO Box 68
Las Animas, Colorado 81054
Phone: 719-456-6066
Web site: http://www.phsbc.info/phsbc.htm
Email: bentctyheritage@centurytel.net

Las Animas City Clerk
532 Carson Avenue
P.O. Box 468
Las Animas, CO 81054
Phone: 719-456-0422
Fax: 719- 456-1210
Email: lacityclerk@southesterncolorado.net

Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
City Clerk/Treasurer: Charmaine Cook

Bent County Chamber of Commerce
Ambassador Thompson Boulevard
Las Animas, Colorado 81054
Phone: (719) 456-0453

Las Animas-Bent County District Library
5th Street
Las Animas, CO 81054
Phone: (719) 456-0111
Email: bent.library@bent.co.lib.co.us

Bent County Democrat (Newspaper)
516 Carson Avenue
Las Animas, CO 81054
Phone: (719) 456-1333

• Las Animas on ePodunk
• Bent County's Official Web Site (Current County Information)
• Political Graveyard - Bent County

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