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Morgan County, Colorado
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Morgan County, Colorado Facts
When was Morgan County, CO Created?
Morgan County was established on February 19, 1889 from Weld County.
What is the County Seat of Morgan County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Fort Morgan and the county government website is http://www.co.morgan.co.us/
What counties are adjacent to Morgan County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Logan County, Washington County, southeast, Adams County, Weld County.
Morgan County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Morgan County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Morgan 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 Morgan 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.
Morgan County, CO Census Records
What Morgan County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Morgan County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Morgan Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Morgan County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Morgan County, CO?
A list of Morgan 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)
- Morgan County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Morgan County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Morgan County (usgwarchives.net)
Morgan County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Morgan County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Morgan 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 Morgan 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.
- Morgan County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 400 Warner St, Fort Morgan, CO 80701
- Phone: (970) 542-3521
- Morgan County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1889
- Land Records: 1873
- Morgan County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1889
- Court Records: 1889
- Northeast Colorado Health Department
- Birth / Death Records: 1894–1908; Vital statistics registrar, Fort Morgan births
Where can I connect with other Morgan County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Morgan County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Morgan County.
Morgan 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)
- Morgan County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Morgan County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Morgan 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.
Morgan Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Inventory of the county archives of Colorado: Morgan County (search.ancestry.com)
Morgan Co. CO Census Records
Morgan Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Morgan Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Morgan County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Morgan Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Morgan Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Morgan County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Morgan Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Morgan Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Morgan County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Morgan County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Morgan Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Morgan County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Morgan (cyndislist.com)
- Morgan County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Morgan Co. COGenweb (hometownchronicles.com)
- Morgan County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Morgan Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Morgan Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Morgan County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Morgan County Map (livgenmi.com)
Morgan 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 Morgan County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Morgan 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)