Grand County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado Grand County

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

County Courthouse
Local Rgister has birth and death records; County and district court has divorce, probate and court records; County Assessor has land records; County Clerk has marriage records from 1874

County Seat
Hot Sulphur Springs

Parent County
1874--Grand County was created 2 February 1874 from Summit County.

Neighboring Counties



 * Boulder
 * Clear Creek
 * Eagle
 * Gilpin
 * Jackson
 * Larimer
 * Routt
 * Summit

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

Census

 * 1885 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

 * Frisco Colorado Family History Center
 * Boulder Colorado Family History Center
 * Longmont Colorado Family History Center

Libraries
Grand County Library District 225 E Jasper Ave Granby, CO 80446 Telephone: 970-887-9411 Website http://www.gcld.org/

Societies

 * Grand County Historical Association 110 E. Byers Avenue, PO Box 165 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80452 Telephone 970-725-3939 Website http://www.grandcountymuseum.com/


 * Grand Lake Area Historical Society PO Box 656 Grand Lake CO 80447 Website http://www.kauffmanhouse.org/index.html

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
Colorado State Archives has put the book Marriages of Grand County, Colorado - The First Hundred Years by Philip A. Wargo, Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado:author, 1991, on-line. It covers the period 1874 to 1974. It is searchable by an alphabetical index and provides the Bride's name, Groom's name, Date, Book, and Page.


 * 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.

Web Sites

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