Jefferson County, Colorado Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1868 and land records from 1860; County Health Department has birth, death and burial records; Clerk District Court has divorce records County Court has probate and court records

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/.

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

County Seat
Golden

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

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


 * Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge BillionGraves


 * 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 (303) 697-2011

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Arvada Colorado Family History Center
 * Columbine Colorado Family History Center (Littleton)
 * Golden Colorado Family History Center
 * Lakewood Colorado Family History Center

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

Societies

 * 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.foothillsgenealogy.org


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

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

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

Web Sites

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