Arapahoe County, Colorado Genealogy

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Parent County
1855--Arapahoe County was created as an original county in Kansas Territory.

1 November 1861: Arapahoe County was created as an original county in Colorado Territory. County seat: Littleton

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Denver
 * Douglas
 * Elbert
 * Jefferson
 * Lincoln
 * Washington

Cemeteries

 * Evergreen Cemetery, Deer Trail, Arapahoe county, Colorado - transcription at town web site.
 * [http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=160147 Littleton Cemetery, BillionGraves

Census
The Colorado Genealogical Society's 1885 Colorado State Census - Arapahoe County   PDF File with every name indexed

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Englewood

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

Local Histories
Biographies of Prominent Families of Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado.

Early History of Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado.

Poor Records
Colorado State Archives has put an Index to the Arapahoe County Poor Hospital Records for 1895-1899 on-line.

Probate
Colorado State Archives web site has Arapahoe county Probate cases 1902-1937.

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Seach

Voting Registers
Arapahoe County Voter Registrations index (1893-1905) is one of many On-Line Indexes of the Colorado State Archives.

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Arapahoe Library District 12855 E. Adam Aircraft Circle Englewood, CO 80112 Telephone: 303-798-2444 Website http://www.arapahoelibraries.org/ www.arapahoelibraries.org/

Aurora Public Library 14949 E Alameda Parkway Aurora, CO 80012 Telephone: 303-739-6640 Websitewww.auroragov.org/AuroraGov/Departments/LibraryAndCulturalServices/LibraryServices/index.htm

Englewood Public Library 1000 Englewood Parkway Englewood, CO 80110 Telehone: 303-762-2572 Websitewww.englewoodgov.org/Index.aspx

Littleton/Bemis Public Library 6014 S. Datura St. Littleton, CO 80120 Telephone: 303-795-3961 Websitewww.littletongov.org/BEMIS/

Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society P.O. Box 2074 Centennial, CO 80161-2074 Website http://www.columbinegenealogy.com/index.htm

Sheridan Historical Society 4101 S. Federal Blvd. Sheridan, CO 80110-5399 Website http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coshs/index.html

Aurora Genealogical Society P.O. Box 31732 Aurora, CO 80041-0732 Website http://www.freewebs.com/auroragenealogysociety/

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Aurora Colorado Family History Center
 * Littleton Colorado Family History Center

Websites

 * Arapahoe County COGenWeb]
 * Arapahoe County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Arapahoe County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)