TERRITORIAL CHANGES SINCE 1870. The following territorial changes in counties have been made since 1870: Arapahoe-Taken to form Adams, Denver and South Arapahoe in 1901. Baca-Organized from part of Las Animas in 1889. Bent-Organized from part of Greenwood in 1874; parts taken to form Cheyenne, Kiowa, Lincoln, Otero and Prowers in 1889. Chaffee-Part annexed to Fremont in November, 1899. Cheyenne-Organized from parts of Bent and Elbert in 1889. Conejos-Part taken to form Archuleta in 1885. Delta-Organized from part of Gunnison in 1883. Dolores-Organized from part of Ouray in 1881. Eagle-Organized from part of Summit in 1883. Elbert-Organized from part of Greenwood in 1874 and parts taken to form Cheyenne, Kit Carson and Lincoln in 1889. El Paso-Part' taken to form Teller in 1899. Fremont-Part taken to form Teller in 1899 and part of Chaffee annexed in November, 1899. Garfield-Organized from part of Summit in 1883; part taken to form Rio Blanco in 1889. Greenwood-Taken to form Bent and Elbert in 1874. Gunnison-Parts taken to form Pitkin in 1881 and Delta, Mesa and Montrose in 1883. Hinsdale-Part' taken to form part of Mineral in 1893. Kit Carson-Organized from part of Elbert in 1889. La Plata-Part' taken to form Montezuma in 1889. Las Animas-Part taken to form Baca in 1889. Lincoln-Organized from parts of Bent and Elbert in 1889. Logan-Organized from part of Weld in 1887; parts taken to form Phillips and Sedgwick in 1889. 1893. Mesa-Organized from part of Gunnison in 1883. Mineral-Organized from parts of Hinsdale, Rio Grande and Saguache in Montezuma-Organized from part of La Plata in 1889. Montrose-Organized from part of Gunnison in 1883. Morgan-Organized from part of Weld in 1889. Otero-Organized from part of Bent in 1889. Ouray-Parts taken to form Dolores in 1881 and San Miguel in 1883. Phillips-Organized from part of Logan in 1889. Pitkin-Organized from part of Gunnison in 1881. Prowers-Organized from part of Bent in 1889. Rio Blanco-Organized from part of Garfield in 1889. Rio Grande-Part taken to form part of Mineral in 1893. Sedgwick-Organized from part of Logan in 1889. South Arapahoe-Organized from part of Arapahoe in 1901. Washington-Organized from part of Weld in 1887; part taken to form Yuma in 1889. 1889. Weld-Parts taken to form Logan and Washington in 1887 and Morgan în Yuma-Organized from part of Washington in 1889. |