Fremont County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado Fremont County

Guide to Fremont County, Colorado ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Fremont County Courthouse 615 Macon Rm 100 Canon City, CO 81212 Phone: 719.276.7330 Fremont County Website County Clerk has marriage and land records; Clerk district Court has divorce, probate and court records

Populated Places
The following are locations in Fremont County, Colorado:

Cities and towns

Cities and towns to be found in Fremont County include:

Cemeteries
Sources for information and tombstone photos for Fremont County, Colorado cemeteries: Colorado GravestonesPhoto Project. Lists some Fremont County cemeteries by name; includes links to the cemetery with names and links to tombstone photos. Colorado-Cemeteries.com. A site with good general information about cemeteries and tombstones, plus links to a list of Fremont County cemeteries. The Tombstone Transcription Project. This is so far (updated Jan 2014) the most complete site for Fremont County cemetery information, including photos. Note: Many if not most of the tombstone photos are copyrighted, so they cannot be copied for use without permission at websites like Ancestry.com or find-a-grave.com.

Cemeteries of Canon City, Fremont County, CO This is not an all-inclusive list. All links in this section, unless otherwise noted,to the USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project, Colorado, Fremont Co.
 * Abbey Cemetery (aka Holy Cross Abbey Cemetery)
 * Garden Park Cemetery
 * Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery Est. c.1870s
 * I.O.O.F. Cemetery Est. c.1870s. Note: Sometimes the Greenwood Cemetery and IOOF Cemetery are linked together because of their close proximity - across the street from one another.
 * Lakeside Cemetery Est. c.1877.

Other Cemeteries of Fremont County All links to Tombstone Transcription Project unless otherwise noted.
 * Cotopaxi Cemetery, Cotopaxi, Colorado
 * Hillside Cemetery, Hillside, Colorado; aka San Isabel View Cemetery.
 * Howard Cemetery, Howard, Colorado. Est. c.1874. Until 1916, known as Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
 * Lower Beaver Creek Cemetery, Penrose, Colorado. Est. c.1865.
 * Penrose Cemetery, Penrose BillionGraves . Est. 1915; aka Beaver Park Cemetery.
 * Union Highland Cemetery, Florence, Colorado. Est. 1873. Originally named "Highland"; name changed in 1930 when it was turned over to the city of Florence.
 * Upper Beaver Creek Cemetery, Florence, Colorado. Est. 1883.

State and Territory Census Records

 * 1860-1940 Colorado Census Records from 1860 to 1940 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1885 - Colorado State Census, 1885 at FamilySearch - Index and images
 * 1885 - Colorado State Census, 1885 at Ancestry - ($), Index and images

Federal Census Records
In 1860, present-day Colorado was enumerated in the Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Utah Territories. Colorado Territory was created in 1861 and was enumerated as such in the 1870 Census. The 1880 Census was the first federal census after Colorado became a state in 1876. For links to Federal census indexes, see Colorado Census

Mortality Schedules


 * 1880 Mortality Schedule for Fremont County. This schedule is available at Ancestry.com.


 * Persons who died the year ending May 31, 1880.
 * Name; age; sex; color; whether single, married, widowed, or divorced
 * place of birth; where father born; where mother born;
 * profession, occupation, or trade;
 * month in which the person died;
 * disease or cause of death;
 * how long a resident of the county?;
 * place where disease was contracted, if not Fremont County;
 * name of attending physician.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Canon City

Court Records
Numerous records are available at Colorado Archives. To use this link scroll down the page to where it asks for Record Type. Click there and scroll down the list to the records you want and select. The next field asks for county. Select the county you want and then click on Search. You can narrow the search by adding the additional information it asks for.

Local Histories
1813-1890 The county is named for explorer and presidential candidate John C. Fremont (1813-1890), called by historians the Great Pathfinder.

Crossing The Plains in 1864 and Early History of Fremont County, by William H. Callen.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Colorado - shows boundary changes for Colorado Counties
 * Colorado Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Military Records
Colorado in the Civil War, a FamilySearch wiki page.

Colorado Military Records, a FamilySearch wiki page.

Military Records, Colorado State Archives

Colorado Grand Army of the Republic(G.A.R.), Western History and Genealogy, Denver Public Library

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Records
 * 1868-1990 - Colorado, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1868-1990 at Ancestry ($); Index and images
 * 1876-1990 - at FamilySearch - Browseable images only; District Court records

See the FamilySearch wiki page for Colorado Naturalization and Citizenship.

Newspapers
Colorado Newspapers Online
 * Colorado Online Historical Newspapers online - in the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection by the Colorado State Library
 * Colorado Newspapers at Ancestry.com - ($)
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Colorado newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Colorado newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Colorado newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites

Colorado Newspaper Catalogs
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

Microfilm of years of the Canon City Daily Record are housed at the Royal Gorge Museum and History Center. Contact them for specific years.

Periodicals

 * The Colorado Magazine was published by the Colorado Historical Society from 1923 to 1980 and contains hundreds of articles about significant Colorado and Western people and events. Since 1980, the quarterly has been titled Colorado Heritage. (Denver)
 * Pinon Whispers, published quarterly by the Southeastern Colorado Genealogy Society. (Pueblo)

Probate Records
'''Online Records
 * 1875–1974 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Tax Records

 * 1913-1943 Colorado State Archives has put the Fremont County Inheritance Tax Records Index for 1913-1943 on-line.

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.

Marriage
Online Records
 * 1809-2011 - Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 - Index, incomplete, list of counties included
 * 1853-2006 - at FamilySearch.org - Index and images
 * 1862-2006 - Colorado, County Marriages and State Indexes, 1862-2006 at Ancestry ($), Index and images
 * 1864-1995 - at FamilySearch - Index and images
 * 1900-1939 - Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 at Ancestry.com - ($); Browseable images of original index
 * 1874-1876 Marriage certificates and licenses, 1874-1876
 * 1925-1929 Marriage certificate index, 1925-1929

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

Divorce
Online Records
 * 1851-1985 Colorado, Divorce Index, 1851-1985 at Ancestry - ($); Index only
 * 1900-1930 Colorado Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1930. These records are found at FamilySearch. The index is arranged in alphabetical order.
 * 1900-1939 - at FamilySearch - Browseable images of original index

Family History Centers

 * Canon City Colorado Family History Center

Libraries
Canon City Public Library 516 Macon Ave Canon City,CO 81212 Phone: (719) 269-9020 Canon City Public Library website

Cotopaxi School/Community Library 0345 County Road 12 Cotopaxi, CO 81223 Phone: (719) 942-4131 Cotopaxi School/Community Library website

John C. Fremont Library District (Florence) 130 Church Ave Florence, CO 81226 Phone: (719) 784-4649 John C. Fremont Library Dist. website

Penrose Library District 555 4th Ave Penrose, CO 81240 Phone: (719) 372-0606 Penrose Library Dist. website

Museums

 * Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center
 * Museum of Colorado Prisons
 * Florence Pioneer Museum

Societies
Fremont County Genealogy Society Canon City Public Library 516 Macon Ave Canon City, CO 81218

 Fremont County Historical Society PO Box 965 Canon City, CO 81215 Website

Southeastern Colorado Genealogical Society PO Box 1407 Pueblo, CO 81002 Telephone: 719-362-0380 E-mail:[mailto:secogensoc@gmail.com secogensoc@gmail.com] Website covers the following Colorado counties: Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers, and Pueblo.

Wetmore-Hardscrabble Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 211 Wetmore, CO 81253 Website

Fremont County Genealogical Society 1836 Flora Court Canon City 81212

Canon City Heritage Association 612 Royal Gorge Blvd Canon City CO 81212-3751 Fremont County Historical Society PO Box 965 Canon City, CO  81212 Telephone: 719-285-8284 Website

Websites

 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * History Colorado Center, Denver, Colorado
 * Fremont County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Fremont County, Colorado Genealogy and History, part of the Genealogy Trails Group
 * Lone Pine Ancestors, a Fremont County website written and maintained by Mary Ann Thomas, copyright 2001. Some information may not be updated.
 * Southeastern Colorado Genealogical Society, Pueblo, Colorado