Colorado Genealogy & Family Trees

Learn when births, deaths, and marriages were recorded in Colorado, and how to obtain Colorado birth, death, marriage, divorce, and adoption records. Includes links to Colorado birth certificate, marriage certificate, and death certificate applications.

Browse this alphabetic listing of Colorado localities to access digitized 1895 maps of Colorado counties and towns.

Part of the worldwide Books We Own project, this Colorado genealogy page contains listing of Colorado genealogy and history books with volunteers willing to provide free lookups.

Find links to free online census records for Colorado from Mark E. Reed.

Well-maintained list of locality-specific resources, includes links to Colorado genealogy records, mailing lists, organizations, and archives - organized by county.

Search all divorces/dissolutions (from 1968 to present) in the state of Colorado. Search under "court record" type in the Colorado Historical Records Index.

Society Hill offers a good listing of genealogical and historical societies in Colorado with phone numbers, addresses, and Web sites (when available).

Statewide Colorado genealogy organization, headquartered in Denver, offers Colorado genealogy research services to members and non-members. Find membership information, order publications, or check into upcoming classes and events.

Are you planning to visit Colorado for genealogical research? The Colorado Genealogical Society has compiled a great list of some of the locations you will certainly want to consider visiting.

Learn how to research your Colorado ancestors with this free compilation of Colorado genealogy research strategies and resources. From FamilySearch.org.

State resources on this huge volunteer Web site include census, vital records, queries, surname listings, publications, associations and libraries, lookup volunteers, and more!

Email-based discussion groups on a variety of topics relating to Colorado genealogy and family history. From RootsWeb.com.

Search all marriages (from 1975 to present) in the state of Colorado.

Learn about their extensive collection of family history resources, as well as details on conducting Colorado genealogy research via email or telephone.

Browse or search name indexes to a number of Colorado Archives collections, including wills, probate records, birth and death registers, pension files, and military records.

Alphabetical directory includes names and inmate numbers for prisoners housed in the Colorado State Penitentiary between 1871 and 1973.

Family History Centers, outreaches of the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City,  are located throughout the world to help individuals search the records of their ancestors.

A free message board devoted to Colorado queries.

A registry, by state and county of transcribed cemeteries and of individuals and groups who plan to record cemetery data for the state of Colorado - a special project of USGenWeb.

Search for Colorado ancestors in this online census data transcribed by hard-working contributors of this volunteer genealogy project.

A guide to obtaining copies of Colorado vital records, such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees.