Denver County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado Denver County

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

County Courthouse
Denver County has annexed territory from Arapahoe, Adams and Jefferson Counties on several occasions. The county clerk has marriage records from 1902 and land records from 1859. The clerk of the district court has divorce records from 1967, probate and court records from 1858.

City of Denver Vital Records 605 Bannock Street, Rm 302 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 436-7351

Clerk &amp; Recorder's Office City and County Building 1437 Bannock Street, Rm 391 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 865-8400

County Seat
Denver

Parent County
1901--Denver County was created 18 March 1901 from Arapahoe County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Arapahoe
 * Jefferson

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

Cemeteries

 * Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver BillionGraves
 * Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Denver BillionGraves

The William P. Horan Burial Records online index for Denver area burials from 1900 to 1956 can be accessed here.

Census

 * 1860-1940 Colorado Census Records from 1860 to 1940 at FamilySearch.org — index/images

Lutheran

 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Denver, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Court
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.

1933-1936 Numerous records are available at [https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado Archives. Denver County Old Age Pension Records] 1933-1936. An Index compiled from the offical record of the applications granted by the Denver 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

Directories
Fold3.com ($) has Denver City Directories 1862, 1866, and 1871-1923 (only 2 yrs. missing) available online. Fold3 is free at some libraries.

Military
1916-1919 Colorado State Archives has put the Denver War Risk Insurance Applicants Index for the years 1916-1919 on-line.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1875–1974 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1900-1925 FamilySearch has a browseable collection of Probate Files, 1900 to 1925.

Archives
Denver Birth Index 1875 - 1909 Denver Death Index 1870 - 1909 Denver Inheritance Tax 1909 - 1912 Denver Lot and Block Index 1862 - 1917 Denver Old Age Pension 1933 - 1936 Denver War Risk Insurance Applications 1914 - 1917

Family History Centers

 * Denver Colorado Family History Center
 * Denver Colorado North Family History Center

Libraries
Denver Public Library 10 W 14th Avenue Parkway Denver, CO 80204 Telephone: 720-865-1111 Website http://www.denverlibrary.org/

Societies

 * Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado PO Box 746255 Arvada, CO 80006 Website http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cosgs/


 * WISE Family History Society (Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England) P.O. Box 40658 Denver, CO 80204-0658 Website http://www.wise-fhs.org


 * Genealogical Society Of Hispanic America P.O. Box 3040 Denver 81005-3040 Website http://www.gsha.net/linked/2010%20membership%20application20feb.pdf

Taxation
1909-1912 Colorado State Archives has put the Denver County Inheritance Tax Records Index for the years 1909-1912 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
1858-1939 The Colorado Genealogical Society and the Denver Library have compiled a free Marriage Index in a scanned PDF format listing 456,000+ marriages conducted between 1858 and1939, cross listing the names of both bride and groom, with the date and place of marriage and the license number. Accessible free online at: Colorado Marriages


 * 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.

Divorce
All divorces and divorce records are handled by the Denver County Courts, Colorado Judicial District 2. Please contact their office directly at 720-865-8301.

Web Sites

 * Denver City and County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Denver County Genealogy (Colorado Genealogy)
 * Denver Public Library (Genealogy &amp; Obituaries Database)
 * Denver Public Library (Genealogy &amp; Obituaries Database)