Gunnison County, Colorado Genealogy

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Guide to Gunnison 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 records from 1874 and land records from 1879; Clerk County Court has divorce and probate records from 1877 and court records from 1900; Gunnison Department of Social Services has birth, death, and burial records from 1910

County Seat
Gunnison

Parent County
1877--Gunnison County was created 9 March 1877 from Lake County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chaffee, Colorado
 * Delta, Colorado
 * Hinsdale, Colorado
 * Mesa, Colorado
 * Montrose, Colorado
 * Ouray, Colorado
 * Pitkin, Colorado
 * Saguache, Colorado

Cemeteries
Gunnison County Cemetery Data - August 2009

Census

 * 1885 at FamilySearch.org — index/images

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Barnum
 * Somerset

Family History Centers

 * Salida Colorado Family History Center
 * Aspen Colorado Family History Center
 * Paonia Colorado Family History Center

Libraries
Gunnison County Public Library 307 N Wisconsin Gunnison, CO 81230 Telephone: 970-641-3485 Website sites.google.com/site/gunnisonlibrary/home

Societies
Gunnison County Historical Society ‎ 803 East Tomichi Avenue Gunnison, CO 81230 (Telephone 970-641-4530

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.

Death
Death records may become public records when 75 years have elapsed after the date of death.

Web Sites

 * Gunnison County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Gunnison County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)