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Mesa County, Colorado
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Mesa County, Colorado Facts
When was Mesa County, CO Created?
Mesa County was established on February 14, 1883 from Gunnison County.
What is the County Seat of Mesa County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Grand Junction and the county government website is http://www.mesacounty.us/
What counties are adjacent to Mesa County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Garfield County, Pitkin County, Gunnison County, Delta County, Montrose County, Grand County, Utah
Mesa County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Mesa County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Mesa 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 Mesa 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.
Mesa County, CO Census Records
What Mesa County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Mesa County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Mesa Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Mesa County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Mesa County, CO?
A list of Mesa 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)
- Mesa County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 1506, Grand Junction, Colorado 81502-1506
- Mesa County Historical Society, P.O. Box 841, Grand Junction, CO 81502; p. 970-260-5226
- Mesa County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Mesa County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Mesa County (usgwarchives.net)
Mesa County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Mesa County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Mesa 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 Mesa 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.
- Mesa County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 125 N Spruce St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
- Phone: (970) 257-3660
- Mesa County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1883
- Land Records: 1883
- Mesa County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1883
- Court Records: 1883
- Mesa County Health Department
- Birth / Death Records: 1893–1909 / 1893–1901; in Courthouse storage
Where can I connect with other Mesa County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Mesa County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Mesa County.
Mesa 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)
- Mesa County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Mesa County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Mesa 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 contains nearly 900 records and the names of about 1,700 men and women from Mesa County.
- Mesa County Marriage Records 1883 – 2011 (archives.com) Mesa County Clerk and 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.
Mesa Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Mesa Co. CO Census Records
- Mesa County, CO Census Records Links
- Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
- Mesa County, CO Census QuickFacts
Mesa Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Mesa Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Mesa County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Mesa Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Mesa Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Mesa County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Mesa Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Mesa Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Mesa County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Mesa County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Mesa Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Mesa County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Mesa (cyndislist.com)
- Mesa County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Mesa Co. COGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Mesa County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Mesa Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Mesa Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Mesa County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Mesa County Map (livgenmi.com)
Mesa 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 Mesa County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Mesa 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)