Teller County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Teller County

Guide to Teller 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 and land records from 1899 Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records

County Seat
Cripple Creek

Parent County

 * 1899 March 23: Teller County was created from El Paso County.

Neighboring Counties



 * Douglas
 * El Paso
 * Fremont
 * Jefferson
 * Park

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

Cemeteries

 * Tombstone Inscriptions of Teller County, Colorado, is a publication completed in 2002 by members of the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society. It includes information on all known burial sites in the county, maps, sexton records where available, and inscriptions. Because so many burials in the Cripple Creek mining district County are unmarked, it also includes known information on miners' deaths, prostitutes' deaths, indexes of extant mortuary books, and more.

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 $
 * 1894-1971 Colorado State Archives has put the Teller County Will Records Index for the years 1894-1971 online.

Archives
1894-1971 Teller County Wills 1917-1936 Teller County Inheritance Tax

Family History Centers

 * Colorado Springs Colorado Family History Center
 * Fountain Colorado Family History Center

Libraries

 * Southern Teller County School/Public Lib Dist 410 B Street Cripple Creek, CO 80813 Telephone: 719-689-2800


 * Rampart Library District/Woodland Park/Florissant 218 E. Midland Woodland Park, CO 80863 Telephone: 719-687-9281 Website: Rampart Library District

Museums
Cripple Creek District Museum, P.O. Box 1210, Cripple Creek, CO 80813; (719) 689-2634; street address: 510 Bennett Dr., Cripple Creek. Holds early mortuary books, extensive family files, more.

Societies
Ute Pass Historical Society 222 East Midland Ave. Woodland Park, CO 80863 PO Box 6875 Woodland Park, CO 80866 Telephone: 719) 686-7512 Website

Taxation
Colorado State Archives has put the Teller County Inheritance Tax Records Index for 1917-1936 online.

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

 * 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

 * Teller County CO Trails to the Past
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives Backup site