Denver City and County, Colorado Records

Denver City and County, Colorado (Map It) was created on November 15, 1902 from Arapahoe County . The original Arapahoe County Seat was split from Arapahoe County and reorganized as a consolidated city and county.. Denver City / County County was named in honor of James W. Denver, Governor of the Territory of Kansas from 1857 to 1859.

Denver County is bordered by Jefferson County (west), Adams County (northeast), Arapahoe County.

Denver County Cities and Towns include Denver.

A Map of Denver County, Colorado contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries. There is a collection of old Colorado maps at MapGeeks.org

Denver County, Colorado Courthouse Records

The Denver County Courthouse is located in Denver, Colorado. Learn More About State of Colorado Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Denver county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Denver County Clerk & Recorder has Marriage Records from 1860 and has Land Records from 1902. The County Clerk & Recorder is responsible for recording deeds, marriage licenses, issuing passports, titling and registering automobiles, issuing driver's licenses, registering voters, administering elections and maintaining records for the Board of County Commissioners.
• Denver County Clerk of Courts has Probate Records from 1865–1959 ; Many early Denver records have been deposited at the Colorado State Archives. and has Court Records from 1902.
• Denver Public Health Department has Birth / Death Records from 1872–1907 ; In 1911, Denver City and Denver County merged. Births and Deaths, 1964-present, are at Vital Statistics Room, Denver General Hospital.

Denver City / County County, Colorado Census Records

• Learn More: State of Colorado Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• State Population Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: None
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: None
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: None
• Union Veterans Schedules: None

Denver City / County County, Colorado Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Colorado Vital Records
• Birth Records: from July 1910 to present.
• Marriage Records: None, but are available from the County Clerk of District Court.
• Death Records: from 1900 to present.
• Divorce Records: None, but are available from the County Clerk of District Court.
• Locations: Vital Records Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, HSVRD-VS-A1, Denver, CO 80246-1530; PH (916) (303) 692-2224 General, (303) 756-4464 Information.
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Verification, Divorce Verification, Death Certificate Applications.

Denver County, Colorado Resources

• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
• Black Genealogy Search Group
• Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy
• Czech and Slovak Search Group, 209 S. Ogden, Denver, CO 80209-2321
• Denver, South Park & Pacific Historical Society
• Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado
• Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society
• W.I.S.E. (Wales, Ireland, Scotland,England) Family History Society
• Denver County, Colorado Message Boards

Denver County, Colorado External Links

• Colorado Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Denver County, Colorado Books - Amazon
• Denver Co., Colorado - FindaGrave
• Colorado Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Denver County, Colorado Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Colorado (1859–1978)
• Denver Co. COGenweb
• Denver County, Colorado Ancestry Database Collections
• Denver City / County County, Colorado Military Records