Morgan County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado Morgan County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land from 1889; County Health Department has birth and death records from 1910 Clerk District Court has divorce and probate records from 1889; County Court has court records from 1889

County Seat
Fort Morgan

Parent County
1889--Morgan County was created 19 February 1889 from Weld County.

Neighboring Counties



 * Adams
 * Logan
 * Washington
 * Weld

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Census

 * 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.

1935 Morgan County Mothers' Compensation Records for 1935. An Index compiled from the offical record of the applications granted by the Morgan County Commissioners during these years. Record may show the following:


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

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

Maps
Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1875–1974 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Archives
1890-1964 Morgan County Probates 1933-1936 Morgan County Old Age Pension 1935 Morgan County Mothers Compensation

Family History Centers

 * Fort Morgan Colorado Family History Center
 * Sterling Colorado Family History Center

Libraries
East Morgan County Library District/Brush 500 Clayton Street Brush, CO 80723 Telephone 970-842-4596 East Morgan Co. Library Dist. website

Museums
Bloedorn Research Center Fort Morgan Museum 414 Main Street Fort Morgan, CO 80701 research@cityoffortmorgan.com 970-542-4010 City of Fort Morgan website The Bloedorn Research Center is the primary research facility in the County. It houses a good-sized microfilm collection along with books and primary material about the area.

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.

Web Sites

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