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Montrose County, Colorado
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Montrose County, Colorado Facts
When was Montrose County, CO Created?
Montrose County was established on February 11, 1883 from Gunnison County.
What is the County Seat of Montrose County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Montrose and the county government website is http://www.co.montrose.co.us/
What counties are adjacent to Montrose County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Mesa County, Delta County, Gunnison County, Ouray County, San Miguel County, San Juan County, Utah.
Montrose County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Montrose County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Montrose 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 Montrose 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.
Montrose County, CO Census Records
What Montrose County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Montrose County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Montrose Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Montrose County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Montrose County, CO?
A list of Montrose 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)
- Fore-kin Trails Genealogical Society, P.O.Box 802, Montrose, CO. 81402
- Montrose County Historical Society, 21 N Rio Grande Ave, Montrose, CO 81401; Phone:(970) 249-2085
- Montrose County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Montrose County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Montrose County (usgwarchives.net)
Montrose County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Montrose County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Montrose 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 Montrose 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.
- Montrose County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 320 S. First St., Montrose, CO 81401
- Phone: (970) 249-3362
- Montrose County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1883
- Land Records: 1883
- Montrose County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1883
- Court Records: 1883
- Montrose County Department of Health and Human Services
- Birth / Death Records: 1900–07 / 1883–1907; in Courthouse basement vault, births, 1900–07
Where can I connect with other Montrose County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Montrose County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Montrose County.
Montrose 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)
- Montrose County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Montrose County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Montrose 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.
Montrose Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Montrose Co. CO Census Records
- Montrose County, CO Census Records Links
- Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
- Montrose County, CO Census QuickFacts
Montrose Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Montrose Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Montrose County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Montrose Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Montrose Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Montrose County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Montrose Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Montrose Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Montrose County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Montrose County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Montrose Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Montrose County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Montrose (cyndislist.com)
- Montrose County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Montrose Co. COGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Montrose County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Montrose Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Montrose Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Montrose County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Montrose County Map (livgenmi.com)
Montrose 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 Montrose County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Montrose 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.
- F.A. McKinney’s Montrose city and county directory, 1912-1913 (search.ancestry.com)
- 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)