Gilpin County, Colorado Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1881 and land recordsc from 1861; Clerk District Court had divorce and probate records

County Seat
Central City  Gilpin and Jefferson County Vital Records 800 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80419 303-271-6450 Fax 303-271-6451

Gilpin County Clerk / Recorder 203 Eureka St. PO Box 429 Central City, CO 80427 Phone: 303.582.5321 Fax: 303.565.1797 Email: gcclerk@co.gilpin.co.us

Parent County
1861--Gilpin County was created 1 November 1861 as an original county from Arapahoe (old) County, Kansas Territory.

Neighboring Counties

 * Boulder
 * Clear Creek
 * Grand
 * Jefferson

Cemeteries
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Golden BillionGraves

Court Records
Chancery Court Cases documenting legal decisions rendered by the territorial and district court of Gilpin County for the years 1862 - 1878. Chancery cases are those types of cases where justice was applied in circumstances not specifically covered by law during these years. Names appearing on this index most likely include some of the early gold seekers that came west in search of fortune and fame.

Newspapers
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection has searchable digital copies of newspapers from all over the state of Colorado. The list of newspapers available for Gilpin county includes the Daily Mining Journal (Nov 1863 - Dec 1866) from Black Hawk, and the Daily Register Call (March 1868 - Feb 1879) and Evening Call (Feb 1878 - June 1878) from Central City. Newspapers that are available on this site date from 1859-1923 and are searchable.

Archives
The Colorado State Archives has the following records available in this online database Archives Search.

Gilpin County Bankruptcy Docket 1867 - 1876 Gilpin County Chancery Cases 1862 - 1878 Gilpin County District Court Filings 1861 - 1882 Gilpin County Probate Court Civil Case Filings 1874 - 1892 Gilpin County Inheritance Tax 1910 - 1922 Gilpin County Marriages 1864 - 1944

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries
Gilpin County Library District 15131 Highway 119 Golden, CO 80403 Phone: (303) 582-5777 Website www.gilpinlibrary.org/

Societies

 * Gilpin Historical Society 228 High Street P O Box 247 Central City, Colorado 80427-0247 Telephone: 303-582-5283 Website http://www.gilpinhistory.org/


 * Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, Inc. P.O. Box 150382 Lakewood, CO 80215-0382 Telephone: 303-935-9192 http://www.foothillsgenealogy.org

Taxation
Colorado State Archives has put the Gilpin County Inheritance Tax Records Index for the years 1910-1922 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.

Divorce
All divorces and divorce records are handled by the Colorado Judicial District 1, County Combined Courts. Please contact their office directly at 303-271-6145 or Fax: 303-271-6188.

Jefferson County Combined Courts 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden CO 80401

Web Sites

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