St. Vrain's County (or St. Vrain County) was a county of the extralegal United StatesTerritory of Jefferson that existed from November 28, 1859, until February 28, 1861.
That the territory comprised within the following limits, be erected into a county called St. Vrain's: commencing in the main channel of the south fork of the Platte River, where the 104th meridian of west longitude crosses the same, thence up the main channel of said stream to the mouth of the Cache la Poudre, thence up the main channel of the Cache la Poudre to the east line of Heele county, thence south to the 40th parallel of north latitude; thence east on said parallel to the 104th meridian of west longitude, thence north on said meridian to the place of beginning.
St. Vrain County's first office holding official was Corydon P. Hall, appointed by Governor Robert Williamson Steele in December 1859 as President Judge of St. Vrain County. He was to hold office until the county's first popular election was held on January 2, 1860.
^An Act Defining the Boundaries of Counties and for other purposes. General Assembly of the Territory of Jefferson. November 28, 1859. p. 190. Retrieved May 5, 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^"An Act to provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Colorado" (PDF). Thirty-sixth United States Congress. 1861-02-28. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
External linksedit
Colorado State Historical Society website
November 27, 2023
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