Park County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado Park County

Guide to Park 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 marriage records 1893 and land records; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records

County Seat
Fairplay

Parent County
1861--Park County was created 1 November 1861 as an original county. A small part of Jefferson County was annexed in 1903.

Neighboring Counties



 * Chaffee
 * Clear Creek
 * Douglas
 * Fremont
 * Jefferson
 * Lake
 * Summit
 * Teller

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

Cemeteries
Courtesy of the Local Historical Archives of Park County, Colorado:


 * Cemetery Surveys for this area

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.

Local History
Courtesy of The Park County Historic Preservation Advisory Committee and the Park County Local History Archives:


 * Oral Histories of the area by 64 individuals

Newspapers
Courtesy of Park County Historical Archives:


 * An index to obituaries published in their newspapers covering 19th and 20th centuries.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1875–1974 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1892-1925 The Colorado State Archives has put the Park County Will Records Index 1892-1925 online.

Archives
1895-1926 &amp; 1959-1976 Park County Will Record 1918-1959 Park County School Board Oaths 1957-1974 Park County Divorce Record

Family History Centers

 * Frisco Colorado Family History Center
 * Salida Colorado Family History Center
 * Aspen Colorado Family History Center

Libraries
Park County Public Library 418 Main Street Fairplay, CO 80440 Telephone: 719-836-4299 Park Co. Public Libraries website

Societies
Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, Inc. PO Box 150382 Lakewood, CO 80215-0382 Telephone: 303-935-9192 E-mail:[mailto:foothillsgensoc@yahoo.com foothillsgensoc@yahoo.com] Website

Park County Historical Society PO BOx 43 Bailey, CO 80421 Telephone: 303-838-8241 E-mail:[mailto:karenchristenson@msn.com karenchristenson@msn.com] Website

South Park Historical Society 100 4th St. Fairplay CO 80440

Slovenian Genealogy Society Colorado Chapter 837 Swiggler Road Jefferson, CO 90456-9732

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.

Marriage
Donated by Lucille Brown through the Local Historical Archives, Park County, Colorado
 * 1881-1950 Marriage Records 1881-1950


 * 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.

Divorce
1957-1974 The Colorado State Archives has put a name only index to the Park County Divorce Records for the period 7/30/1957 to 6/3/1974 on-line.

Web Sites

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