Mesa County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado Mesa County

Guide to Mesa 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 records from 1883; County Health Department has birth, death and burial records; 1885 census taken

County Seat
Grand Junction

Parent County



 * 1883--Mesa County was created 14 February 1883 from Gunnison County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Delta
 * Garfield
 * Grand County, Utah
 * Montrose
 * Pitkin
 * San Juan County, Utah

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

Cemeteries
Memorial Gardens of the Valley, Grand Junction BillionGraves

Mesa County Genealogical Society Cemetery Website Project - http://www.mesadwellers.org

Elmwood Cemetery FindaGrave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GScid=57255

Census

 * 1885 at FamilySearch.org — index/images

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Fruita
 * Grand Junction

Court Records
An Index of many Court related cases (marriage, divorce, judgements, liens, etc.) are accessible on the Mesa County, Colorado home page. Through their Online Services: Record --Recorded Documents page. This is not by all means an inclusive list and Mesa County reminds users, "The Mesa County Recorder Office presents the information on this web site as a service to the public. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no person or entity, including Mesa County, the Clerk or her staff, shall have any responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions in the data at this site or at other sites to which we link. Use of this site is an acknowledgement of this disclaimer. The official records of the County are located in the Office."

Non-county residents do not have access to all the functions of the website.

There is also a direct link to the search page.

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.

Obituaries
An obituary index is maintained by the Mesa County Public Libraries. An online index to obituaries is available through the library catalog at Mesa County Library. Use the drop-down menu to search only genealogy records. The index includes birth and death dates, and occasionally information on spouses. A few entries include the full text of the obituary.

Obituaries which are not available full text online can be requested using your local public library's interlibrary loan service.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1875–1974 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1883-1900 Colorado State Archives has put the Mesa County Probate Index for the years 1883-1900 online.

Archives
Mesa County CCC Enrollments 1934 - 1942 Mesa County Divorce Cases 1950 - 1970 Mesa County Inheritance Tax 1920 - 1934 Mesa County Motor Vehicle Licenses 1913 - 1917 Mesa County Persons Subject to Military 1885 - 1887 Mesa County Persons Exempt from Military 1887 Mesa County Probate 1883 - 1910

Family History Centers

 * Grand Junction Colorado Family History Center
 * Delta Colorado Family History Center
 * Rifle Colorado Family History Center

Libraries
Mesa County Public Library District 530 Grand Ave Grand Junction, CO 81502 Telehone: 970-243-4783 Website www.mcpld.org/

Societies
Mesa County Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1506 Grand Junction, Colorado 81502-1506 Telephone 970-242-0971 Website http://www.mesadwellers.org

Taxation
Colorado State Archives has put the Mesa County Inheritance Tax Records Index for the years 1920-1934 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.

Ghost Town
Carpenter

Web Sites

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