Routt County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado Routt County

Guide to Routt 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 from 1893 &amp; land records from 1885; County Health Department has birth and death records; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records

County Seat
Steamboat Springs

Parent County



 * 1881--Routt County was created 29 January 1887 from Grand County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Carbon County, Wyoming
 * Eagle
 * Garfield
 * Grand
 * Jackson
 * Moffat
 * Rio Blanco

Census

 * 1885 at FamilySearch.org — index/images

Court Records
Routt County Old Age Pension Records 1933-1936. An Index compiled from the offical record of the applications granted by the Routt 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

Newspapers
Many Routt county newspapers can be searched online through Colorado Historic Newspapers www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org To see the issues and dates that are available online, check http://projects.aclin.org/chnc/Newspapers/TitleList.cfm and search for newspapers by county.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1875 – 1974 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * The Colorado State Archives has put the Routt County Will Records Index for the years 1888-1905 online.

Archives
Routt County Ditch Claim Statements 1902 - 1903 Routt County Inheritance Tax 1918 - 1923 Routt County School Census 1910 Routt County School Census 1920 Routt County Will Record 1888 - 1905

Family History Centers

 * Steamboat Springs Colorado Family History Center

Libraries

 * West Routt Library District/Hayden 201 East Jefferson Avenue Hayden, CO 81639 Telephone 970-276-3777 Website http://yampavalley.info/centers/libraries/organizations/hayden_public_library_-_west_routt_library_district


 * South Routt Library District 227 Dodge Avenue Oak Creek, CO 80467 Telephone 970-736-8371 Website http://yampavalley.info/centers/libraries/organizations/oak_creek_public_library


 * Bud Werner Memorial Library 1289 Lincoln Ave. Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 Telephone 970-879-0240 Website http://www.steamboatlibrary.org/

Taxation
Colorado State Archives has put the Routt County Inheritance Tax Records Index for the years 1918-1923 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.

Marriage
For marriages from 1877-1933 see Western States Marriage Index.


 * 1864 - 1995 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1853 - 2006 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1900 - 1939 Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1859 - 1900 Colorado Marriages, 1859-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Death records may become public records when 75 years have elapsed after the date of death.

Web Sites

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