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Colorado Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Colorado
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Colorado, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Colorado Statewide Genealogy Publications
Colorado became a territory in 1861 and a state in 1876.
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Colorado
Biographies
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pub. 1898
Portrait and biographical record of Denver and vicinity, Colorado : containing portraits and biographies of many well known citizens of the past and present.
 - online at Ancestry.com |
| pub. 1901
Encyclopedia of biography of Colorado: history of Colorado
- online at Ancestry.com |
| pub. 1911
Representative women of Colorado : a pictorial collection of the women of Colorado who have attained prominence in the social, political, professional, pioneer and club life of the state
- online at Ancestry.com |
| pub. 1911
Sketches of Colorado. : being an analytical summary and biographical history of the State of Colorado as portrayed in the lives of the pioneers,
the founders, the builders, the statesmen, and the prominent and progressive citizens who helped in the development and history making of Colorado.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
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1850-1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
1870 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1885 Colorado State Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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There is no 1890 census or veteran census for Colorado. |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1904-1908
Navajo Springs, Colorado Ute Census, 1904-08
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Colorado
Directories
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| 1876
Colorado business directory and annual register : for 1876 : containing a
classified list of all the business and professional men, officers,
societies, schools, churches, etc., in all the cities and towns of Colorado,
together with post office, express and telegraph, railroad and stage
offices.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1878
Colorado state business directory and annual register: containing a classified list of all the business and professional men,
officers, societies, schools, churches, etc., in all the cities and towns of
Colorado, together with post offices [sic], express and telegraph, railroad and stage offices, etc.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1879
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments, 1879
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1880
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments, 1880
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1881
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments: 1881.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1882
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments: 1882.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1883
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments, 1883.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1884
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments, 1884.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1885
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory and Colorado wool growers directory departments, 1885.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1886
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory, Colorado live stock directory, and Colorado wool growers directory departments, 1886.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1887
Colorado illustrated business directory: for 1887-8.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1889
Southwestern business directory: including principal towns on Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway, Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad, Denver, Texas and Fort Worth
Railway, Texas and Pacific Railway, Union Pacific Railway, Denver and Rio
Grande Railway, Colorado Midland Railway, and Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1889
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory department: 1889.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1890
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory department: 1890.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1894
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory department: 1894.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1896
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory department, 1896.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1899
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory department, 1899.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1900
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory department, 1900.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1901
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory department, 1901.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1903
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory department, 1903.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1906
Colorado state business directory: with Colorado mining directory department, 1906.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1909
The Colorado state business directory: for 1909.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1910
The Colorado state business directory: with a complete classified directory of the entire state, including mines, reduction works, etc., 1910.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1911
The Colorado state business directory : with a complete classified directory of the entire state, including mines, reduction works, etc.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1920
Colorado state business directory : with a complete classified directory of the entire state, including mines, reduction works, etc.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1921
Colorado state business directory : with a complete classified directory of the entire state, including mines, reduction works, etc.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| 1923
Colorado state business directory : with a complete classified directory of the entire state, including mines, reduction works, etc.
- online at Ancestry.com |
Colorado
Guide
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| pub. 1942
Guide to vital statistics records in Colorado.
- online at Ancestry.com |
Colorado
History
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| pub. 1879
The Colorado directory of mines: containing a description of the mines and mills, and the mining and milling
corporations of Colorado, arranged alphabetically by counties: and a history of
Colorado from its early settlement to the present time.
- online at Ancestry.com |
| pub. 1884
Tales of the Colorado pioneers
- online at Ancestry.com |
| pub. 1893
The Resources, wealth and industrial development of Colorado
- online at Ancestry.com |
| pub. 1925
The story of Colorado: out where the West begins
- online at Ancestry.com |
| pub. 1927
History of Colorado
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 2002
The Lost Cities of Colorado by Laurel Michele Wickersheim and Rawlene LeBaron
- book by Heritage Books |
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pub. 2007
Mine Owners and Mines of the Colorado Gold Rush by Rawlene LeBaron
- book by Heritage Books |
Colorado
Land
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1864-1918
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
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World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Colorado. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
Internet
Colorado State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
Colorado
Maps
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1880
Colorado: 1880
 - by Ancestry on paper
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1895
United States 1895 Atlas (Colorado State Map) - free online |
2000
Colorado State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 64 county names, and a road map with
the numbers of major highways. |
Colorado
Military
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| 1917-1918
Colorado Soldiers in WWI, 1917-18
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Colorado
Vital
Records
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| 1859-1900
Colorado Marriages, 1859-1900
- online at Ancestry.com |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns and Cities in Colorado
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N O P Q
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Alamosa, Alamosa, Colorado, USA
Altman, Teller, Colorado, USA
Anaconda, Teller, Colorado, USA
Animas, La Plata, Colorado,
USA
Aspen, Pitkin, Colorado, USA
B
Breckenridge, Summit,
Colorado, USA
Buena Vista, Chaffee,
Colorado, USA
C
Canon City, Fremont,
Colorado, USA
Colorado City, Pueblo,
Colorado, USA
Colorado Springs,
El Paso, Colorado, USA
Como, Park, Colorado, USA
Cripple Creek, Teller,
Colorado, USA
D
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Dillon, Summit, Colorado, USA
Divide, Teller, Colorado, USA
Durango, La Plata,
Colorado, USA
E
Edlowe, Teller, Colorado, USA
Elkton, Teller, Colorado, USA
Florissant, Teller,
Colorado, USA
G
Gillett, Teller, Colorado,
USA
Goldfield, Teller, Colorado,
USA
Grassy, Teller, Colorado, USA
H
Hesperus, La Plata,
Colorado, USA
I
Independence, Teller,
Colorado, USA
L
Lawrence, Teller, Colorado,
USA
Love, Teller, Colorado, USA
M
Manitou, El Paso, Colorado,
USA
Navaho Springs, La
Plata, Colorado, USA
Needleton, La Plata,
Colorado, USA
New Castle, Garfield,
Colorado, USA
O
Ouray, Ouray, Colorado, USA
R
Ridgeway, Ouray, Colorado,
USA
S
Salida, Chaffee, Colorado,
USA
San Miguel, San
Miguel, Colorado, USA
Silverton, San Juan,
Colorado, USA
Sterling, Logan, Colorado,
USA
T
Telluride, San Miguel,
Colorado, USA
V
Vance, San Miguel,
Colorado, USA
Victor, Teller, Colorado, USA
Villa Grove, Saguache,
Colorado, USA
W
Walsenburg, Huerfano,
Colorado, USA
Westcliff, Custer, Colorado,
USA
Wetmore, Custer, Colorado, USA
Woodland Park, Teller,
Colorado, USA
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