Adams County, Colorado Genealogy

''This article is about a northeast Colorado county. For other uses, see Adams.''

United StatesColoradoAdams County

County Courthouse
Adams County Courthouse 450 S 4th Avenue Brighton, CO 80901-3196 Phone 303.654.6020

County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1902, some burial records, some land records from Arapahoe County prior to 1901, school census 1902-1964 and military discharge records, 17th Judicial District Court Clerk has divorce records; Probate Court has probate records; Hall of Justice has court records

Parent County
15 April 1901: Adams County was created from Arapahoe County. County seat: Brighton

Populated Places
Aurora (city) Bennett (town) Brighton (city) Commerce City (city) Dupont Eastlake Federal Heights (city) Henderson Irondale Northglenn (city) Strasburg Thornton (city) Watkins Welby Westminster (city

Neighboring Counties

 * Arapahoe
 * Broomfield
 * Denver
 * Jefferson
 * Morgan
 * Washington
 * Weld

Archives and Libraries
Adams County ARCHIVES

Aurora Family History Center

950 Laredo St Aurora, CO 80011 Brighton Family History Center

1454 Myrtle Brighton, CO 80601

Colorado Vital Records Search

Cemeteries
Belleview Cemetery, Westminister BillionGraves Bennett Cemetery Black Cemetery Eastlawn Memorial Gardens Elmwood Cemetery Fairview Cemetery Highland Memorial Gardens Mount Nebo Cemetery Riverside Cemetery, Commerce City BillionGraves Rose Hill Cemetery Wesley Chapel Cemetery Woolsey Cemetery

Court
Adams County Old Age Pension Records 1933 - 1936. An Index compiled from the offical record of the applications granted by the Adams 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

Divorce
The Colorado State Archives has put a name only Index to the Adams County Divorce Records for the period 1904-1913 on-line.

Local Histories
Ancestry and Family History

Maps
Ancestry maps - Top cities by ethnic group

Historic maps of CO cities - Library of Congress Historic maps of Colorado

Adams County Maps Adams County, Colorado

Military
American Battle Monuments Commission - Overseas cemeteries Civil War Soldiers &amp; Sailors database Military records - National Archives Nationwide grave locator - U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Search military records (historic)

Newspapers
Aurora Sentinel

School Records
Colorado State Archives has put an index of the Adams County teachers who were approved to teach in the county by the County Superintendent of Schools for the years 1913-1935 on-line. This list shows their name and may include the date, type of teaching certificate they possess and the town of residence.

Taxation
Colorado State Archives has put the Adams County Inheritance Tax Record Index for the years 1929-1943 on-line. Read more.

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Rangeview Library District 11658 N. Huron Northglenn, CO 80234 Phone: (303) 288-2001 Websitewww.anythinklibraries.org/

Westminster Public Library 3705 W. 112th Ave Westminster, CO 80031 Phone: (303) 404-5555 Website www.ci.westminster.co.us/44.htm

Brighton Genealogy Society 343 S. 21st Street Brighton, CO 80601-2525

Adams County Historical Society 9601 Henderson Rd. Brighton, CO 80601 Telephone 303-659-7103

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Brighton Colorado Family History Center
 * Denver Colorado North Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Adams County COGenWeb Project]
 * Adams County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Adams County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)