Denver County, Colorado Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1901--Denver County was created 18 March 1901 from Arapahoe County. County seat: Denver

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Arapahoe
 * Jefferson

Cemeteries

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

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

Taxation
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

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

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Denver Colorado Family History Center


 * Denver Colorado North Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Denver City and County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Denver City and County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)