Broomfield County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado Broomfield County

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

County Courthouse
Colorado’s newest county was formed November 15, 2001 from the city of Broomfield which was organized June 6, 1961. It is now a consolidated city and county.

Central Records Office City and County Building 1 DesCombes Drive Broomfield, CO 80020

Ph: 303.464.5819

City and County Clerk 1 Descombes Drive Broomfield, CO 80020

Ph: 303.464.5819 Fx: 303.438.6252

Historical Facts
From its beginnings in the 1880s as a train station on the Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad, the unorganized community of Broomfield was in Boulder County. The name "Broomfield" came from the fields of broomcorn that grew in the area. Broomfield was a small farming community until the Turnpike Land Company began development in 1955. The population grew from 125 in 1950 to over 6,000 in 1961. Starting in 1969, the city began annexing parts of three counties. In 1969, parts of Jefferson County were annexed; in 1971, parts of Adams County; and in 1988 parts of Weld County were annexed.

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Boulder
 * Jefferson
 * Weld

Parent County
2001 November 15: Broomfield County was created from Adams, Boulder, Jefferson, and Weld Counties.

County seat: Broomfield

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

Cemeteries

 * Evergreen Memorial Gardens
 * Lakeview Cemetery BillionGraves
 * Lakeview Cemetery: List of Burials to 1955: Courtesy of Colorado GenWeb Sites
 * www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php

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

 * Denver Colorado North Family History Center
 * Boulder Colorado Family History Center
 * Arvada Colorado Family History Center

Libraries
Broomfield/Eisenhower Public Library 3 Community Park Road Broomfield, Colorado 80020

Societies
Broomfield Genealogy Society Questions regarding the society may be directed by e-mail to the officers listed on the website

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
 * 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.

Websites

 * Broomfield City and County COGenWeb]
 * www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php
 * Broomfield County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * FamilySearch Catalog has no entries for this county as it was created in 2001. For records prior to 2001 see Parent County.