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Eagle County, Colorado
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Eagle County, Colorado Facts
When was Eagle County, CO Created?
Eagle County was established on February 11, 1883 from Summit County.
What is the County Seat of Eagle County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Eagle and the county government website is http://www.eaglecounty.us/
What counties are adjacent to Eagle County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Grand County (northeast), Summit County (east), Lake County (south), Pitkin County (southwest), Garfield County (west), Routt County (northwest).
Eagle County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Eagle County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Eagle 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 Eagle 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.
Eagle County, CO Census Records
What Eagle County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Eagle County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Eagle Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Eagle County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Eagle County, CO?
A list of Eagle 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)
- Eagle County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Eagle County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Eagle County (usgwarchives.net)
Eagle County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Eagle County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Eagle 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 Eagle 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.
- Eagle County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 500 Broadway, Eagle, CO 81631-0850
- Phone:(970) 328-3209
- Eagle County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1879
- Land Records: 1883
- Eagle County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1883
- Court Records: 1883
- Eagle County Public Health Agency
- Birth / Death Records: 1894–1901
Where can I connect with other Eagle County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Eagle County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Eagle County.
Eagle 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)
- Eagle County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Eagle County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Eagle Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Eagle County Death Records 1913 to 2009 (archives.com) Eagle County Clerk & Recorder
- Eagle County Marriage Records 1900 to 2009 (archives.com) Eagle County Clerk & Recorder
- 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.
Eagle Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Eagle Co. CO Census Records
Eagle Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Eagle Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Eagle County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Eagle Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Eagle Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Eagle County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Eagle Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Eagle Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Eagle County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Eagle County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Eagle Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Eagle County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Eagle (cyndislist.com)
- Eagle County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Eagle Co. COGenweb (cogenweb.com)
- Eagle County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Eagle Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Eagle Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Eagle County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Eagle County Map (livgenmi.com)
Eagle 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 Eagle County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Eagle 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)