Grand County, Colorado Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Local Rgister has birth and death records; County and district court has divorce, probate and court records; County Assessor has land records; County Clerk has marriage records from 1874

County Seat
Hot Sulphur Springs

Parent County
1874--Grand County was created 2 February 1874 from Summit County.

Neighboring Counties



 * Boulder
 * Clear Creek
 * Eagle
 * Gilpin
 * Jackson
 * Larimer
 * Routt
 * Summit

Census

 * 1885 at FamilySearch.org — index/images

Family History Centers

 * Frisco Colorado Family History Center
 * Boulder Colorado Family History Center
 * Longmont Colorado Family History Center

Libraries
Grand County Library District 225 E Jasper Ave Granby, CO 80446 Telephone: 970-887-9411 Website http://www.gcld.org/

Societies

 * Grand County Historical Association 110 E. Byers Avenue, PO Box 165 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80452 Telephone 970-725-3939 Website http://www.grandcountymuseum.com/


 * Grand Lake Area Historical Society PO Box 656 Grand Lake CO 80447 Website http://www.kauffmanhouse.org/index.html

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
Colorado State Archives has put the book Marriages of Grand County, Colorado - The First Hundred Years by Philip A. Wargo, Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado:author, 1991, on-line. It covers the period 1874 to 1974. It is searchable by an alphabetical index and provides the Bride's name, Groom's name, Date, Book and Page.

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

Web Sites

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