Eagle County, Colorado Genealogy

Guide to Eagle County, Colorado ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Eagle County Courthouse 500 Broadway Eagle, CO 81631-0850 Phone: 970.328.8710 Eagle County Website County Clerk has birth and marriage records from 1883, death and land records Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records

Populated Places
The following are locations in Eagle County, Colorado:

Census Records

 * 1860-1940 Colorado Census Records from 1860 to 1940 at FamilySearch.org — index/images

Court Records
Numerous records are available at Colorado Archives. To use this link scroll down the page to where it asks for Record Type. Click there and scroll down the list to the records you want and select. The next field asks for county. Select the county you want and then click on Search. You can narrow the search by adding the additional information it asks for.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Colorado - shows boundary changes for Colorado Counties
 * Colorado Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Newspapers
Colorado Newspapers Online
 * Colorado Online Historical Newspapers online - in the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection by the Colorado State Library
 * Colorado Newspapers at Ancestry.com - ($)
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Colorado newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Colorado newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Colorado newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites

Colorado Newspaper Catalogs
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

Probate Records
'''Online Records
 * 1875–1974 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1884-1935 Colorado State Archives has placed a probate index for Eagle County for the years 1884-1935 on-line.

Vital Records
'''Colorado Vital Records Search

Birth
Birth records may become public records when 100 years have elapsed after the date of birth. EXCEPTION: The birth record of any individual who is known to be currently alive will remain confidential even if they are 100 years of age or greater.

Marriage

 * 1853-2006 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1859-1900 Colorado Marriages, 1859-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1864-1995 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1900-1939 Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Death records may become public records when 75 years have elapsed after the date of death.

Archives
1884-1935 Eagle County Probate

Family History Centers

 * Eagle Valley Colorado Family History Center (Gypsum)

Libraries

 * Basalt Regional Library District 99 Midland Ave Basalt, CO 81621 Phone: (970) 927-4311 Basalt Regional Library District Website
 * Eagle Valley Library District 600 Broadway Eagle, CO 81631 Phone: (970) 328-8800 Eagle Valley Library District Website
 * Vail Public Library 292 W Meadow Dr Vail, CO 81657 Phone: (970) 479-2184 Vail Public Library Website

Societies
Eagle County Historical Society PO Box 192 Eagle, Colorado 81631 E-mail:[mailto:lacy@evld.org lacy@evld.org] Website

Websites

 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * Eagle County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)