Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
Official Website
Clear Creek County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on 1 November 1861, and is one of only two counties (along with Gilpin) to have persisted with its original boundaries unchanged. It was named after Clear Creek, which runs down from the continental divide through the county. Idaho Springs was originally designated the county seat, but the county government was moved to Georgetown in 1867.
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Downieville
- Dumont
- Empire
- Floyd Hill
- Georgetown (County Seat)
- Idaho Springs
- Lawson
- Silver Plume
- St. Mary's
- Upper Bear Creek
Links
Continental Divide National Trail
National Register of Hisoric. Places