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Dolores County, Colorado
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Dolores County, Colorado Facts
When was Dolores County, CO Created?
Dolores County was established on February 19, 1881 from Ouray County.
What is the County Seat of Dolores County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Dove Creek and the county government website is http://www.dolorescounty.org/
What counties are adjacent to Dolores County, CO?
Bordering Counties are San Miguel County, San Juan County, Montezuma County, San Juan County, Utah.
Dolores County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Dolores County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Dolores 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 Dolores 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.
Dolores County, CO Census Records
What Dolores County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Dolores County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Dolores Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Dolores County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Dolores County, CO?
A list of Dolores County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Colorado Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Colorado Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Colorado State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Dolores County Historical Society, 409 N. Main Street, Dove Creek, CO 81324; Voice: (970) 677-2283
- Dolores County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Dolores County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Dolores County (usgwarchives.net)
Dolores County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Dolores County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Dolores 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 Dolores 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.
- Dolores County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 409 Main St, Dove Creek, CO 81324
- Phone: (970) 677-2381
- Dolores County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1881
- Land Records: 1881
- Dolores County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1881
- Court Records: 1881
- Dolores County Public Health Agency
- Birth / Death Records: 1894–1907
Where can I connect with other Dolores County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Dolores County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Dolores County.
Dolores Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Colorado Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Colorado historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Colorado (1859–1978) (genealogybank.com)
- Dolores County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Dolores County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Dolores Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- 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.
Dolores Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Dolores Co. CO Census Records
Dolores Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Dolores Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Dolores County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Dolores Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Dolores Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Dolores County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Dolores Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Dolores Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Dolores County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Dolores County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Dolores Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Dolores County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Dolores (cyndislist.com)
- Dolores County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Dolores Co. COGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Dolores County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Dolores Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Dolores Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Dolores County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Dolores County Map (livgenmi.com)
Dolores Co. CO Military Records
- Colorado Military Records Research Guide
- Colorado Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Colorado men and women who served. Perfect for Dolores County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Dolores 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)