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Yuma County, Colorado
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Yuma County, Colorado Facts
When was Yuma County, CO Created?
Yuma County was established on March 15, 1889 from Washington County.
What is the County Seat of Yuma County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Wray and the county government website is http://www.yumacounty.net/
What counties are adjacent to Yuma County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Phillips County, Chase County, Nebraska, Cheyenne County, Kansas, Dundy County, Nebraska, Kit Carson County, Washington County, Logan County.
Yuma County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Yuma County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Yuma 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 Yuma 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.
Yuma County, CO Census Records
What Yuma County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Yuma County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Yuma Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Yuma County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Yuma County, CO?
A list of Yuma 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)
- East Yuma County Historical Society, PO BOX 161, Wray, CO 80758-0161
- Wray Heritage Association, 205 E 3rd St, Wray, CO 80758-1106
- Yuma County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Yuma County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Yuma County (usgwarchives.net)
Yuma County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Yuma County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Yuma 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 Yuma 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.
- Yuma County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 310 Ash St, Wray, CO 80758
- Phone: (970) 332-5809
- Yuma County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1889
- Land Records: 1889?
- Yuma County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1889?
- Court Records: 1889?
- Northeast Colorado Health Department
- Birth / Death Records: 1893–1907
Where can I connect with other Yuma County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Yuma County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Yuma County.
Yuma 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)
- Yuma County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Yuma County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Yuma Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Colorado, County Marriages, 1864-1995 (familysearch.org)
- 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.
Yuma Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Inventory of the county archives of Colorado: Yuma County (search.ancestry.com)
Yuma Co. CO Census Records
Yuma Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Yuma Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Yuma County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Yuma Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Yuma Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Yuma County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Yuma Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Yuma Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Yuma County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Yuma County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Yuma Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Yuma County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Yuma (cyndislist.com)
- Yuma County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Yuma Co. COGenweb (cogenweb.com)
- Yuma County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Yuma Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Yuma Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Yuma County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Yuma County Map (livgenmi.com)
Yuma 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 Yuma County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Yuma 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)