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Sedgwick County, Colorado
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Sedgwick County, Colorado Facts
When was Sedgwick County, CO Created?
Sedgwick County was established on April 9, 1889 from Logan County.
What is the County Seat of Sedgwick County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Julesburg and the county government website is http://sedgwickcountygov.net/
What counties are adjacent to Sedgwick County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Deuel County, Nebraska, Perkins County, Nebraska, Phillips County, Logan County, Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
Sedgwick County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Sedgwick County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick 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.
Sedgwick County, CO Census Records
What Sedgwick County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Sedgwick County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Sedgwick County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Sedgwick County, CO?
A list of Sedgwick 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)
- Sedgwick County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 89, 320 Cedar Street, Julesburg, CO 80737
- Sedgwick County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Sedgwick County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Sedgwick County (usgwarchives.net)
Sedgwick County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Sedgwick County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick 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.
- Sedgwick County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 3rd & Pine, Julesburg, CO 80737
- Phone: (970) 474-3627
- Sedgwick County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1889
- Land Records: 1889
- Sedgwick County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1889
- Court Records: 1889
- Northeast Colorado Health Department
- Birth / Death Records: 1897–1906
Where can I connect with other Sedgwick County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Sedgwick County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Sedgwick County.
Sedgwick 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)
- Sedgwick County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Sedgwick County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Sedgwick 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.
Sedgwick Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Sedgwick Co. CO Census Records
Sedgwick Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Sedgwick Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Sedgwick County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Sedgwick Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Sedgwick Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Sedgwick County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Sedgwick Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Sedgwick Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Sedgwick County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Sedgwick County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Sedgwick Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Sedgwick County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Sedgwick (cyndislist.com)
- Sedgwick County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Sedgwick Co. COGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Sedgwick County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Sedgwick Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Sedgwick Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Sedgwick County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Sedgwick County Map (livgenmi.com)
Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Sedgwick 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)