Jefferson County, Colorado Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Jefferson County, commonly referred to as the Gateway to the Rockies, is the fourth most populated county in Colorado. The county runs along the west side of the Denver Metro area along the front range. The county website can be found at http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/.

History
An excellent chronological history is found in the archives section of the county website

Parent County
1861--Jefferson County was created 1 November 1861 as an original county. County seat: Golden

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Arapahoe
 * Boulder
 * Broomfield
 * Clear Creek
 * Denver
 * Douglas
 * Gilpin
 * Park
 * Teller

Cemeteries
Arvada Cemetery 5581 Independence Street Arvada, CO 80002-2973 (303) 422-5424

Evergreen Memorial Park

26624 N. Turkey Creek Rd. Evergreen, Colorado 80439 303.674.7750

Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St. Golden, CO 80401

Mailing Address: Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St. Golden, CO 80401

(303) 279-1435

Golden Hill Cemetery (Jewish)

12000 West Colfax Avenue Lakewood, CO 80215-3717 (303) 237-0573

Mount Olivet Cemetery 12801 W. 44th Avenue Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 303-424-7785

Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary &amp; Cemetery 7777 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 303-233-4611

Olinger Mt Lindo Cemetery

5928 South Turkey Creek Road Morrison, CO 80465-9501 www.dignitymemorial.com - (303) 697-2011 Other private and public cemeteries

Census
Census Year    Population 1870                 2,390 1880                 6,804 1890                 8,450 1900                 9,360

1910               14,231

1920               14,400

1930                21,810

1940               30,725

1950               55,687

1960             127,520

1970             235,368

1980             371,753

1990             438,430

2000             527,156

Source: Jefferson County Archives

Taxation
Colorado State Archives has put the Jefferson County Inheritance Tax Records Index for 1913-1945 on-line

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

Societies and Libraries
Jefferson County Public Library 10200 W 20th Ave Lakewood, CO 80215 Phone: (303) 235-5275 Website jefferson.lib.co.us/

Jefferson County Historical Societies For a listing of currently known Historical Societies in the County see website http://jeffco.us/planning/planning_T59_R54.htm

Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, Inc. P.O. Box 150382 Lakewood, CO 80215-0382 Telephone: 303-935-9192 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cofgs/index.html

Golden Landmarks Association 14th &amp; Washington St. P.O. Box 1136 Golden, Colorado 80402-1136 Telephone: 303-279-1236 Website http://www.goldenlandmarks.com/

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Center

Arvada Colorado 7080 Independence St Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, United States Phone: 303-421-0920 Hours: TUES:10:00 AM to 7:00 PM ;THURS: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM; SAT: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Columbine Colorado 6705 S Webster St Littleton, Jefferson, Colorado, United States Phone: 303-973-3727 Hours: T 11:30am-4pm, 7pm-9pm; W 12:00pm-2:30pm, 7pm-9pm; Th 10am-3pm; Sat 9am-12pm. Closed: August each year and all major holidays Golden Colorado 610 Coors St Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States Phone: 303-233-6304 Hours: 1st, 2nd, &amp; 3rd Tue. 6pm-8pm; Wed. 12pm-4pm;Thurs.12:00pm-4:00pm &amp; 4:00pm-8pm: Sat 9am-1pm Closed: Saturday 3 April 2010, Saturday 2 Oct 2010, Sunday 21 November 2010 through Monday 3 Jan 2011 Attention: Please call during the scheduled shift, if no one answers the phone, the center is closed. Please enter through the north doors. Lakewood Colorado 6465 W Jewell Ave Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado, United States Phone: 303-935-3003 Hours: T 9am-9pm; Th 1pm-9pm; Sat 9am-1pm. Closed: Closed the last two weeks of December. Note: These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Jefferson County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)