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Denver County, Colorado
Map
Location in the state of Colorado
Location of Colorado in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 18, 1901
County Seat	Denver
Courthouse
Address	Denver County Courthouse 1437 Bannock Street Ste 200 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303-630-3012 Denver County Website

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.^[1]

Historical Facts

County Seat

Denver ^[2]

Parent County

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

Neighboring Counties

• Adams
• Arapahoe
• Jefferson

Record Loss

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Business Records and Commerce

Cemeteries

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

Census

For tips on accessing Denver County, Colorado census records online, see: Colorado Census.

Church Records

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.

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Local History

Land and Property

Maps

Military

Colorado State Archives has put the Denver War Risk Insurance Applicants Index for the years 1916-1919 on-line.

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate

Public Records

School Records

Repositories

Archives

Courthouse

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/

Museums

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

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Places

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Denver City and County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Denver County Genealogy (Colorado Genealogy)
• Denver Public Library (Genealogy & Obituaries Database)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Denver County, Colorado. Page 98 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton fckLRPublishers, 2002).

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