Delta County, Colorado Genealogy

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Guide to Delta 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 birth records from 1920, marriage, death and land records from 1883 and school census 1891-1964; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records

County Seat
Delta

Parent County

 * 1883--Delta County was created 11 February 1883 from Gunnison County.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Gunnison
 * Mesa
 * Montrose

Populated Places

 * Bowie
 * Cedaredge
 * Crawford
 * Delta
 * Echert
 * Grand Mesa
 * Hotchkiss
 * Lazear -- an unincorporated town
 * Orchard City -- an incorporated town which also contains the communities of Austin and Cory
 * Paonia

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.

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

Family History Centers

 * Delta Colorado Family History Center
 * Paonia Colorado Family History Center

Libraries

 * Delta County Public Libraries Web Site www.deltalibraries.org/crawford.html


 * Hotchkiss Public Library 149 E. Main Hotchkiss, CO 81419 Telephone: 970- 672-0056


 * Cederedge Public Library 180 SW 6th Avenue P.O. Box 548 Cedaredge, CO 81413 Phone (970) 856-3518


 * Crawford Public Library 545 Hwy 92 Crawford, CO 81415 Telephone 907-912-3500


 * Delta Public Library 211 W 6th St. Delta, CO 81416 Telephone 970-874-9630


 * Paonia Public Library 2 3rd St. PO Box 969 Paonia, CO 81428 Telephone 970-527-3470


 * Delta County Historical Society‎ 251 Meeker Street Delta, CO 81416-1914 Telephone 970-874-8721‎

Societies
Delta County Historical Society‎ 251 Meeker Street Delta, CO 81416-1914 Telephone 970-874-8721‎

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
 * 1864-1995 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1859-1900 Colorado Marriages, 1859-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 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

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