Denver County, Colorado Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Denver County has annexed territory from Arapahoe, Adams and Jefferson Counties on several occasions. The county clerk has marriage records from 1902 and land records from 1859. The clerk of the district court has divorce records from 1967, probate and court records from 1858.

County Seat
Denver

Parent County
1901--Denver County was created 18 March 1901 from Arapahoe County.

Neighboring Counties



 * Adams
 * Arapahoe
 * Jefferson

Cemeteries

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

Lutheran

 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Denver, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Denver Colorado Family History Center


 * Denver Colorado North Family History Center

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

Societies

 * 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

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

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

 * Denver City and County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Denver County Genealogy (Colorado Genealogy)
 * Denver Public Library (Genealogy &amp; Obituaries Database)
 * Denver Public Library (Genealogy &amp; Obituaries Database)