Douglas County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColoradoDouglas County

County Courthouse
Douglas County Courthouse; 301 Wilcox St; Castle Rock, CO 80104-2454; Phone. 303.660.7446

County Clerk has marriage records from 1867 and land records from 1864

Parent County
1861--Douglas County was created 1 November 1861 as an original county. County seat: Castle Rock

Neighboring Counties

 * Arapahoe
 * El Paso
 * Elbert
 * Jefferson
 * Park
 * Teller

Cemeteries
Major Cemeteries


 * Bear Canon Cemetery
 * Cedar Hill Cemetery
 * Fonder Cemetery
 * Franktown Cemetery
 * Glen Grove Cemetery
 * Parker Cemetery
 * Spring Valley Cemetery

Court
Douglas County Old Age Pension Records 1933-1936. An Index compiled from the offical record of the applications granted by the Douglas County Commissioners during these years. Record may show the following:


 * Name of Applicant
 * Date and Amount of pension payment
 * Any adjustments to the pension
 * Person's age
 * Town nearest to where they lived
 * Other Actions done by the County

Local Histories
Douglas County History Research Center - http://douglascountyhistory.org/

Probate
Colorado State Archives has put an Index to the Douglas County Will Records for the years 1886 to 1961.

Taxation
Colorado State Archives has put the Douglas County Inheritance Tax Records Index for 1911-1944 on-line.

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

Societies and Libraries
Douglas County Libraries 100 South Wilcox Castle Rock, CO 80104 Phone: (303) 688-7603 Website www.douglascountylibraries.org/

Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society, Website http://hrgenealogy.wordpress.com/

Parker Genalogical Society of Colorado&amp; PO Box 2672 Parker, CO 80134 Website http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~copgs/

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Castle Rock Colorado Family History Center
 * Parker Colorado Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Douglas County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Douglas County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)