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Garfield County, Colorado
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Garfield County, Colorado Facts
When was Garfield County, CO Created?
Garfield County was established on February 10, 1883 from Summit County.
What is the County Seat of Garfield County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Glenwood Springs and the county government website is http://www.garfield-county.com/
What counties are adjacent to Garfield County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Rio Blanco County, Routt County, Eagle County, Pitkin County, Mesa County, Grand County, Utah, Uintah County, Utah.
Garfield County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Garfield County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Garfield 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 Garfield 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.
Garfield County, CO Census Records
What Garfield County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Garfield County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Garfield Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Garfield County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Garfield County, CO?
A list of Garfield 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)
- Frontier Historical Society, 1001 Colorado Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601; Phone:(970) 945-4448
- Silt Historical Society, Po Box 401, 707 Orchard Ave, Silt, CO 81652
- Garfield County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Garfield County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Garfield County (usgwarchives.net)
Garfield County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Garfield County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Garfield 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 Garfield 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.
- Garfield County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 109 8th St, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
- Phone: (970) 945-5075
- Garfield County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1884
- Land Records: 1883
- Garfield County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1883
- Court Records: 1883
- Garfield County Public Health Agency
- Birth / Death Records: 1893–1909 / 1883–89; Rio Blanco County marriages 1883–89.
Where can I connect with other Garfield County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Garfield County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Garfield County.
Garfield 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)
- Garfield County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Garfield County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Garfield 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.
Garfield Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Garfield Co. CO Census Records
- Garfield County, CO Census Records Links
- Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
- Garfield County, CO Census QuickFacts
Garfield Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Garfield Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Garfield County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Garfield Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Garfield Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Garfield County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Garfield Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Garfield Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Garfield County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Garfield County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Garfield Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Garfield County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Garfield (cyndislist.com)
- Garfield County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Garfield Co. COGenweb (theusgenweb.org)
- Garfield County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Garfield Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Garfield Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Garfield County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Garfield County Map (livgenmi.com)
Garfield 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 Garfield County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Garfield 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)