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Adams County, Colorado
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Adams County, Colorado Facts
When was Adams County, CO Created?
Adams County was established on April 15, 1901 from Arapahoe County.
What is the County Seat of Adams County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Brighton and the county government website is http://www.co.adams.co.us/
What counties are adjacent to Adams County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Weld County, Morgan County, Washington County, Arapahoe County, City & County of Denver, Jefferson County, City & County of Broomfield.
Adams County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Adams County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Adams 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 Adams 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.
Adams County, CO Census Records
What Adams County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Adams County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Adams County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Adams County, CO?
A list of Adams 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)
- Adams County Historical Society, 9601 Henderson Rd, Brighton, CO 80601; Phone:(303) 659-7103
- Aurora Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 31732, Aurora, CO 80041-0732
- Aurora Historical Society, 1629 Galena St, Aurora, Colorado 80010-2220
- Brighton Genealogy Society, 343 S. 21st Street, Brighton CO 80601-2525
- Colorado Cornish Cousins, 7385 Dover St, Arvada, CO 80005-4258
- Adams County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Adams County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Adams County (usgwarchives.net)
Adams County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Adams County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Adams 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 Adams 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.
- Adams County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 450 S 4th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80901-3196
- Phone: (303) 654-6020
- Adams County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1902
- Land Records: 1902
- Adams County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1902
- Court Records: 1902
- Tri-County Health Department
- Phone: (303) 220-9200
- Birth / Death Records: 1902–06
Where can I connect with other Adams County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Adams County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Adams County.
Adams 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)
- Adams County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Adams County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Adams 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.
Adams Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Adams Co. CO Census Records
Adams Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Adams Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Adams County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Adams Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Adams Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Adams County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Adams Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Adams Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Adams County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Adams County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Adams Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Adams County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Adams (cyndislist.com)
- Adams County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Adams Co. COGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Adams County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Adams Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Adams Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Adams County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Adams County Map (livgenmi.com)
Adams 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 Adams County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Adams 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)