Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy

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Guide to Clear Creek County Colorado genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1862

County Seat
Georgetown  Clear Creek and Jefferson County Vital Records 800 Jefferson County Parkway -Dakota Building Golden, CO 80419 303-271-6450 Fax 303-271-6451 Clear Creek County Clerk / Recorder 405 Argentine St. P.O. Box 2000 Georgetown, CO 80444 303-679-2339 Fax: 303-679-2416 clerk@co.clear-creek.co.us

Parent County
1 November 1861:Clear Creek County was created as an original county.

Neighboring Counties



 * Gilpin
 * Grand
 * Jefferson
 * Park
 * Summit

History
Every Name Index to History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2011, original text by O. L. Baskin, 1880, reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1971.

Newspapers
Online Newspapers


 * 1872-1874 - Daily Colorado Miner, Georgetown, online at Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection - free.
 * 1876-1880 - Colorado Miner, Georgetown, online at Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection - free.
 * 1877-1881 - Georgetown Courier, online at Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection - free.

Probate
Colorado State Archives has provided an Index to the Clear Creek County Will Records for the years 1950 to 1964 on-line.

School Records
Colorado State Archives has provided an index to the official records of the Clear Creek County Superintendent of Schools that are in the custody of the State Archives. This record is a hand written document identifying the students who were enrolled in School District #5 in 1874. This district generally encompasses what today is the Idaho Springs area. The information contained in the record generally shows the name of the student, date of the record, and where in the school district the child resided.

Archives
The Colorado State Archives has the following records available in this online database Archives Search.

Clear Creek County Naturalization Records 1867 - 1906 Clear Creek County Old Age Pensions 1933 - 1935 Clear Creek County School Census 1874 Clear Creek County Wills 1950 - 1964 Clear Creek County Will Record 1881 - 1947

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Frisco Colorado Family History Center
 * Golden Colorado Family History Center
 * Arvada Colorado Family History Center

Libraries

 * Clear Creek Library District


 * John Tomay Memorial Library 605 Sixth Street Georgetown, CO 80444 Telephone: (303) 569-2620 clearcreek.colibraries.org/


 * Idaho Springs Public Library 219 14th Avenue P.O. Box 1509 Idaho Springs, CO 80452 Telephone: 303-567-2020 http://clearcreek.colibraries.org/IdahoSprings

Societies
Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, Inc. P.O. Box 150382 Lakewood, CO 80215-0382 Telephone: 303-935-9192 http://www.foothillsgenealogy.org

Vital Records
See also Colorado Vital Records

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.

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

Websites

 * Clear Creek County COGenWeb
 * Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * EveryNameIndex.com  Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
 * EveryNameIndex.com  Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.