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Arapahoe County, Colorado
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Arapahoe County, Colorado Facts

When was Arapahoe County, CO Created?
Arapahoe County was established on November 1, 1861.

What is the County Seat of Arapahoe County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Littleton and the county government website is http://www.co.arapahoe.co.us/

What counties are adjacent to Arapahoe County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Saguache County, Huerfano County, Costilla County (southeasat), Conejos County, Rio Grande County.

Arapahoe County, CO Vital Records

Where can find Arapahoe County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Arapahoe County vital records can be found at the Colorado Office of Vital Records which has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Colorado for current fees and application process.

You can search online for Arapahoe County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Colorado Birth Certificate, Marriage Verification, Divorce Verification, Death Certificate Applications to mail.

Arapahoe County, CO Census Records


What Arapahoe County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Arapahoe County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Arapahoe Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. Arapahoe Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Arapahoe Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.

Arapahoe County, CO Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Arapahoe County, CO?
A list of Arapahoe County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Colorado Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.

Arapahoe County, CO Courthouse and Government Records

Arapahoe County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Arapahoe County Courthouse?

Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Arapahoe County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Colorado courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Colorado residents.

The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Arapahoe County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Colorado Corthouse Records Research Guide.

Where can I connect with other Arapahoe County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?

What other genealogical resources are available in Arapahoe County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Arapahoe County.

Arapahoe Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications

Arapahoe Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records

  • Colorado Marriages, 1859-1900  (search.ancestry.com) This database is a collection of marriage records from three counties in Colorado. Taken from microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides spouses’ names, marriage date, and county of residence. The database lists the names of more than 37,000 men and women. This database includes marriages for Arapahoe County from 16 October 1859 through 1900.
  • Colorado Divorce Records, Various Sources 1851 – 2004 (archives.com) Various Public Records Sources
  • Colorado Marriage Records 1975 – 2004 (archives.com) Colorado State Public Record Offices
  • Colorado, Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939 (familysearch.org) Colorado Department of Health card index of divorces in Colorado from 1900-1939. The index is arranged in alphabetical order.
  • Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 (familysearch.org) Card index created by the Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health in Colorado. The index is arranged alphabetically by groom’s name providing county, names of husband and wife, age, race, date and place of marriage, certificate number.

Arapahoe Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Arapahoe Co. CO Census Records

Arapahoe Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records

Arapahoe Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Arapahoe Co. CO General and History Websites

Arapahoe Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Arapahoe Co. CO Military Records

Arapahoe Co. CO Schools & Directories

  • Colorado City Directories  (search.ancestry.com) This database is a collection of city directories for various years and cities in Colorado. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of its citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. Sometimes the wife’s name will be listed in parentheses or italics following the husband’s. Often, dates of deaths of individuals listed in the previous year’s directory are listed as well as the names of partners of firms, and when possible, the forwarding addresses or post offices of people who moved to another town. In addition to the alphabetical portion, a city directory may also contain a business directory, street directory, governmental directory, and listings of town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, and other miscellaneous matters of general and local interest.
  • The Colorado state business directory: 1876, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887-8, 1889, 1890, 1894, 1896, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1923  (search.ancestry.com)