General Resource Sites

• AccessGenealogy - Colorado Genealogy Resource Center 
• Ancestors: Resource Guide - Colorado 
  Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
• Ancestry.com - Colorado Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• COGenBlog 
  News and tips about genealogy in Colorado.
• Colorado Adoption Search & Reunion Resources 
• The Colorado Homepage 
  American History and Genealogy Project.
• The Colorado Migrations Project 
• Discover Colorado Genealogy WebRing 
• ePodunk 
  Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• Family Tree Connection - Colorado Resources 
  Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
• Footnote.com - Colorado 
  Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
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• GenealogyBank.com - Colorado 
  GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
• Genealogy Buff - Library - Colorado Data 
  Data files for many counties including obituaries, death notices, marriage indexes, death indexes, baptisms, and births.
• Genealogy.com: State Resources -- Colorado 
• Genealogy Trails History Group - Colorado Genealogy Trails 
  Volunteers working together to transcribe records: biographies, cemeteries, court records, family Bibles, obituaries, newspapers, vitals, marriages, & more.
• Geneasearch: A Guide to Colorado Genealogy 
  Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
• Ghost Counties - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties 
  Remembering those counties across America that have been disbanded or discontinued.
• Ghostseekers - Resources for Colorado Genealogy 
  Searchable indices for the State of Colorado, including wills, naturalizations, cemetery transcriptions and death records. Records online are for Jefferson, Summit and Park Counties. The next project is transcribing the 1870 Census for all of Western Colorado.
• G's Adoption Registry - Colorado 
• Kindred Trails - Colorado Genealogy Resources 
• Lineages.com - Colorado Research Room 
• Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Colorado 
• Looking 4 Kin - Colorado 
• The Olive Tree Genealogy - Colorado 
• Rita's Colorado Genealogy Clues 
  Death notices, obituaries, probate files, marriages, divorce records, cemetery photos and naturalizations of our ancestors. Most of these lived in 1895 Denver, Jefferson and Arapahoe County.
• San Luis Valley Genealogy 
  Colorado resources.
• StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - Colorado 
• Surname Navigator USA 
  A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
• USGenWeb - COGenWeb Project 
• Websites at RootsWeb 
  • Colorado at RootsWeb 
    State-specific resources hosted at RootsWeb.
  • COResources at RootsWeb 
  • ROOTS-L United States Resources: Colorado 
    Comprehensive list of research links, including many to history-related sites.
  • RootsWeb Message Boards - Colorado 
• WorldVitalRecords.com - Colorado in Databases  or Colorado in Titles 
  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.

Directories

• Ancestry.com - Search Directories & Member Lists 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.
  • Colorado business directory and annual register : for 1876 : containing a classified list of all the business and professional 
  • Colorado City Directories 
  • The Colorado directory of mines 
  • Colorado illustrated business directory : for 1887-8. 
  • Colorado state business directory, 1881 
  • Colorado state business directory, 1894 
  • Colorado state business directory, 1896 
  • Colorado state business directory, 1920 
  • The Colorado state business directory : for 1909. 
  • The Colorado state business directory 
  • Colorado state business directory, 1921 
  • Colorado state business directory, 1923 
  • Colorado state business directory and annual register 
  • The Colorado state business directory : with a complete classified directory of the entire state, including mines, reduction wo 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments, 1879 : contai 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments, 1880 : contai 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments : 1882. 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments, 1883. 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory and Colorado live stock directory departments, 1884. 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory and Colorado wool growers directory departments, 1885. 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory, Colorado live stock directory, and Colorado wool growers di 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory department : 1889. 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory department : 1890. 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory department, 1899. 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory department, 1900. 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory department, 1901. 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory department, 1903. 
  • Colorado state business directory : with Colorado mining directory department, 1906. 
  • Southwestern business directory : including principal towns on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway, Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad, Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railway, Texas and Pacific Railway, Union Pacific Railway, Denver and Rio Grande Railway, Colorado Midland Railway, and Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. 
    Colorado, Wyoming Territory, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Indian Territory, Texas, Louisana.
  • U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830 
    Original source: Avero Publications. Biography Database, 1680-1830. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Avero Publications, 1998.
  • U.S. City Directories 
  • U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 
    Original source: 1993-2002 White Pages. Little Rock, AR, USA: Acxiom Corporation.
  • U.S. Public Records Index 
    Original source: Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, comp. Historical Residential White Page, Directory Assistance and Other Household Database Listings. Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, 215 South Complex Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901.
• Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Colorado 
  Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
• City Directories of the United States of America 
  A register of known city directories, their years, and repositories for the United States.
  • City Directories - Colorado 
• City Directories at the Colorado State Archives 
• Online Historical Directories Website 
  The purpose of the site is to have links to all online city directories in one place, listed by location and in date order. It is meant to be used as an aid to genealogists, historians, and other researchers. Included are county, rural, business, professional and other directories.
  • Colorado Historical Directories - listed by county 
• U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Colorado 
  At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Government & Cities

• 50states.com - Colorado State Information Resource 
  A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
• Colorado County Clerks 
• Court Web Sites - Colorado 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• FindLaw: Colorado: Courts 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• NACo - About Counties - Colorado 
  From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
• Official City Web Sites for the State of Colorado 
• Public Records Online 
  Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
• State of Colorado Home Page 
• State of Colorado - Roster of County Clerks and Recorders 
  From the Colorado Department of State. Includes addresses and phone numbers for each county.
• USA CityLink Project - Colorado 
• Yahoo! Get Local...Colorado Counties and Regions  or Cities
  Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.

History & Culture

• Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy 
  • Camps by State 
    • Colorado 
• Colorado History Timeline 
• Colorado Information and History 
• Colorado Lore, Legend and Fact 
• GenDisasters.com - Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives - Colorado 
  GenDisasters.com, chronicles the events that touched our ancestors' lives - train wrecks, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, mining explosions, ship wrecks, drownings, and accidents. Transcribed newspaper accounts, excerpts from historical books and photographs detail hundreds of life's tragedies that our ancestors' endured, from the 1800s to the 1950s. New material is being transcribed and added daily. Searchable.
• Ghost Towns of Colorado 
• History Links 
  From the Colorado State Archives.
• Mountain Men and the Fur Trade 
  Sources of the History of the Fur Trade in the Rocky Mountain West.
• Voices of the Colorado Plateau 
  An online multimedia museum collection featuring oral history recordings and historic photographs that document life on the Colorado Plateau.
• Yahoo!...History...Colorado 

How To

• Ancestry.com - Colorado Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• FamilySearch Research Guidance - Research Outline - Colorado 
  This outstanding outline introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this state's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Colorado Digitization Project 
  A collaborative project to create a digital library-museum involving Colorado's archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums.
• Colorado Family History Centers 
  A list of addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation from the Genealogy Home Page.
• Colorado State Archives 
  • Colorado State Archives Family History Page 
  • Colorado State Government State Archives FAQs 
  • Resources and Collections at the Colorado State Archives 
    Including family history & genealogy resources, judicial, legislative, business, corrections, military and school records.
  • On-Line Indexes 
    • 1870 Census Index Colorado 
    • Civilian Conservation Corps State-wide Enrollment Index 
      Alphabetical listing by surname.
• Colorado State Library - Services to the Public 
• Denver Area & Colorado Genealogical Resources 
  A guide for colorado residents and visitors to the best Denver area libraries and repositories with genealogical materials.
• Denver Public Library 
  • Search the Catalog 
  • Western History and Genealogy 
    • Browse Collections 
      • Building and Neighborhood History 
      • Genealogy Collection 
      • The Photography Collection 
        More than 600,000 prints and negatives that document the history of Colorado and the American West. The majority of the collection dates from the 19th century and includes glass negatives, cartes-de-visite, tintypes, photograph albums and stereocards (over 120,000 are available online in the Digital Image Catalog).
      • Research Tools - Genealogy 
• Family History Centers in Colorado 
  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
  • Colorado 
• FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Colorado 
  A list of local LDS Family History Centers complete with addresses and hours of operation.
• LIBCAT: US - Colorado 
  A directory of library resources on the Internet.
• LibDex - The Library Index - Colorado 
  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
• Newberry Library | Bibliography of African American History - Colorado 
• PublicLibraries.com - Colorado 
• Repositories of Primary Sources: Colorado 
  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
• United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives 
  List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.
• University of Northern Colorado Libraries 
  • Manuscript Collections 
  • University Archives 
• Women of the West Museum  ~ Boulder, Colorado

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Colorado Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: USA/CO 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• CO-CEMETERIES Mailing List 
  For anyone searching for their ancestors in Colorado cemeteries and anyone interested in preserving historical information about Colorado cemeteries. Archives: browse or search.
• CO-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List 
  For anyone desiring a check of Colorado census records for their ancestors. Requests should be as specific as possible and include county name, specific family of interest, and year whenever possible. Archives: browse or search.
• COCHAT Mailing List 
  for anyone interested in chatting about the State of Colorado. Topics cover the spectrum of Colorado interests, and genealogy is therefore an acceptable topic for the list. Archives: browse or search.
• CO-GHOSTTOWNS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the ghost towns of Colorado. Archives: browse or search.
• CO-OLD-NEWS Mailing List 
  For the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from Colorado newspapers published prior to 1931. Archives: browse or search.
• CO-ROOTS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Colorado. Archives: browse or search.
• GERMANS-CO Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding German immigrants in Colorado. Archives: browse or search.
• WESTERN-ROOTS-L Mailing List 
  Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• 1872 County Map of Colorado 
• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Colorado 
  Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
• American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Colorado 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Colorado 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• Color Landform Atlas: Colorado 
  Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
• Colorado Maps - Mountain Homes Illustrated 
• Colorado Places by County 
  A list of Colorado place names and the county in which the place exists or existed.
• Colorado Travel and Tourism: MAPS 
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 
  From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
• Ghostseekers - Historical Maps of Colorado 
• Map of Colorado Counties 
• MapQuest: World Atlas - Colorado 
• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Colorado Maps 
  From the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Map of Colorado Counties 
• RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo 
  Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
• U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - Colorado County Selection Map 
• USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library 
  • Colorado Digital Map Library 
• Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Colorado 
  Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.

Military

• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
  • Search Military Records 
• The Civil War Archive - Union Regiments - Colorado 
• Civil War Battle Summaries by State - Colorado 
• Civil War Grand Army of the Republic 
  From the Denver Public Library.
  • Colorado Civil War GAR Members 
    • Colorado GAR Posts 
    • Colorado Civil War Veterans A-K 
    • Colorado Civil War Veterans L-Z 
    Civil War Rosters - Colorado 
    List of links to web sites with rosters for each state.
  • The Colorado Volunteers During the Civil War (1861-1865) 
    • Colorado Civil War Casualties Index 
    • Colorado Volunteers Transcript of Records Index 
      Compilation of the military records for the Colorado Volunteers from 1861-1865.
  • Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations 1862 - 1949 
    Compiled by Gerald E. Sherard, 1997.
  • Colorado Volunteers in the Spanish American War (1898) 
  • Denver Public Library: Western History Genealogy: Browse Collections - 10th Mountain Division Collection 
    Online searchable database of 32,213 records of men who served with the “Mountain Troops” from 1941-1945. Database provides regiment or battalion name of the veteran. The 10th Mountain Division, a full division of the United States Army, specializing in mountain and winter warfare, trained at Camp Hale, Colorado, during World War II.
  • Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Colorado 
    From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
  • Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Colorado 
    From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
  • The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Colorado 

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  Newspapers

  • ABYZ News Links - Colorado - Newspapers and News Sources 
  • Ancestry.com - Search Newspapers & Periodicals Records 
    Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
    • Historical Newspaper Collection - Colorado 
  • Black Forest News & Palmer Divide Pioneer 
    A local newspaper for the people who live in "Black Forest, Colorado".
  • Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers 
    Search and view newspaper pages from 1880-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
    • Search Newspaper Directory 
      Search by a series of choices including state/county/city, date, keywords, and type of newspaper.
      • Title Search Results - Colorado 
  • Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection 
    Free public access to historic newspapers in Colorado from 1859-1923. Visitors can search on full-text or browse by date. A project of the Colorado Digitization Program, Colorado State Library and Colorado Historical Society.
  • Footnote.com - Colorado Newspapers 
    Eastern Colorado Plainsman, Haxtun Herald, Haxtun-Flemming Herald, Kiowa County Press, North Weld Herald, Saguache Crescent, San Miguel Basin Forum, Wellington Tribune. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
  • GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - Colorado 
    GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
  • Home Town News - Colorado 
    Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
  • NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | Colorado 
  • Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Colorado 
  • NewspaperArchive.com - Explore Historical Newspapers Online 
    The world's largest online newspaper archive. Featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world. Searchable database with the number of results shown, images available with a fee-based subscription.
  • NewspaperLinks.com - Colorado 
  • TheOldenTimes.com: Old Colorado News 
    Historic newspapers online: births, deaths & marriages, notices, old news, legal notices, recipes & more, all scanned from original issues of 18th-20th century newspapers. Index of names, site search.
  • OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Colorado 
  • ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - Colorado Newspapers 
  • The Press Gang: A 138-year History of Colorado Newspapers 
    63 counties, plus Aurora, divided into 63 chapters.
  • The United States Newspaper Program - Colorado 
    Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
  • US Newspaper Links - Colorado Newspapers 
  • World-newspapers.com - Colorado Newspapers 
  • Yahoo!...Newspapers...Colorado 

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  Occupations

  • Denver Public Library: Western History Genealogy: Research Tools - Colorado Mining Fatalities 
    Colorado Mining Fatalities (pre-1963).
  • Denver Public Library: Western History Genealogy: Research Tools - Colorado State Reformatory Prisoner Records: 1887-1939 

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  People & Families

  Adoptions, biographies, ethnic groups, famous people, immigrants, some family groups, etc.
  • AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in Colorado 
  • BLONGER Bros. - Home of the Famous BLONGER Bros. 
    Descendants of Simon Peter BELONGER (1810?-1883) and his nine children, including the infamous Lou BLONGER, the "Bunco King of Denver." Part genealogy and part historical chronicle, the site hopes to revive long-forgotten incidents and reunite families involved in Colorado's "Trial of the Century" in 1923. Main surnames include: REVOIR, DUNN, PURKAPILE, BRALEY, WHITECHURCH, BAILEY, COULTHARD, SMITH, O'ROURKE, and SWINBANK.
  • The COKids GenWeb Project 
    A genealogy page for kids and teens in Colorado.
  • Colorado Adoption Registry, Mutual Consent 
    Over 5,200 searchers registered for Colorado only.
  • Colorado Blacksheep Ancestors 
    Directory of links for prison and convict records, court records, executions, famous outlaws, criminals & bandits.
  • GEDCOM Index .com - Colorado 
    Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.
  • Gold Prospectors of Colorado 
  • The Myron Stratton Home 
    These are pictures of the 1930 US Census showing the residents of The Myron Stratton Home, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • Settlement Family Registry 
    A record of the immigrant families of the German-Russian Settlement near Bethune (Burlington), Colorado.
  • Tribes and Villages of Colorado 

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  Periodicals & Pamphlets

  Magazines, journals, quarterlies, newsletters, pamplets, leaflets

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  Photographs & Memories

  Photos, postcards, yearbooks, school memorabilia, and other ephemera of life
  • Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive - Colorado 
    Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Search vintage school annuals, faculty & students,images & names. Upload your own vintage yearbooks so others can discover their ancestral images.
  • Denver Public Library: Western History Genealogy: Digital Images 
    Prints and negatives that document the history of Colorado and the American West. Over 120,000 of the images in the collection have been digitized and are available for viewing online.
  • FamilyOldPhotos.com - Colorado 
    Old, antique, or vintage photos. User submitted with family history and details.

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  Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

  Links to professional researchers found on Cyndi's List are included as a courtesy. Unless otherwise stated, the existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those professional researchers. See also: Disclaimers
  • Accelerated Genealogy Research - Professional Genealogists - Colorado 
    Our directory lists professional genealogists by education, experience, credentials, research specialty, international or U.S. region, and billing rate to help you find the researcher best qualified to find your ancestor.
  • Association of Professional Genealogists  ~ Denver, Colorado
  • Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Residing in Colorado  or Specializing in Colorado 
  • Colorado Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists 
  • Family Detective 
    Family Detective - Researches regularly at Colorado State Archives, Colorado Historical Society, Denver Public Library and courthouses in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, and Jefferson counties.
  • Family Footprints 
    Colorado and Wyoming.
  • genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Western and Mid-Western United States 
    Including the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
  • Genesearch : Professional Genealogy & Family History Research 
    Joe Beine of Denver, Colorado. Specializes in USA and Germany.
  • Historical Insights: The House Detective and Genealogist 
    Professional researcher in Denver, Colorado who specializes in personal investigations of realty records (e.g., deeds, maps, building records, etc.).
  • J. K. Light, Genealogist 
    Denver, Colorado area researcher. Specializing in Arapahoe, Douglas & Denver counties.
  • Julie Miller, CG - Professional Genealogy Services 
    Specializing in Colorado, census, Catholic church records, project management.
  • Lone Pine Ancestors 
    Colorado professional researcher, specializes in Fremont County, Colorado. Also Midwest USA 1850-1920.
  • Professional Genealogist: Family History and Genealogy Research 
    Research is conducted for clients in the records of the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, UT as well as in records at many other repositories of information throughout the U.S., Ireland, Great Britain, and Canada.
  • Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Colorado 
    A list of volunteers who are willing to help you with your research in this locality.

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  Publications, Software & Supplies

  • Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
    A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

  • Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Colorado 
    The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
    • 1001 Colorado Place Names 
      A book by Maxine Benson.
    • Colorado Atlas of Historical County Boundaries 
      A book by John H. Long.
    • Colorado: A History of the Centennial State 
      A book by Carl Abbott.
    • The Colorado Library Book : A Surprising Guide to the Unusual Special Collections in Libraries Across Our State for Students, Teachers, Writers and Publishers 
      A book by Carole Marsh.
    • From the Grave : A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries 
      A book by Linda Wommack.
    • Historical Atlas of Colorado 
      A book by Thomas J. Noel.
  • AncestorSpy - CDs and Microfiche for Colorado 
  • Arphax Publishing Co. - Home of the Family Maps Land Patent Books 
    The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
    • Colorado 
  • Barbara Green's Used Genealogy Books - Colorado 
  • Books We Own - Colorado 
    Find a book from which you would like a lookup and click on the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Once you find the contact information for the submitter, write them a polite request for a lookup. Be sure to follow the Tips for making a request . See also the Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright page and please also consider reading through: How to Contribute to Books We Own.
  • Boyd Publishing Company - Colorado 
    See their home page for details on placing an order.
  • eBay Listings: Search for Colorado Genealogy 
    Online auction service for buying & selling.
  • Higginson Book Company - Colorado 
  • Quintin Publications | Colorado 
  • SK Publications Census CDs and Books - Colorado 

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  Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

  • Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Colorado 
  • RootsWeb Surname List - RSL Colorado
    The RSL and this form concept & design are courtesy of Karen Isaacson
    Type in your Colorado surname:
    

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  Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
  (Born, Married, Died & Buried)

  The sites found in this category vary in content. Some sites have extractions or transcriptions of actual records. Other sites have helpful lists, articles, tips or guidelines. In a few cases there are scanned images of the original source documents themselves, with more of these types of records coming online each day. Keep in mind that extractions & transcriptions may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original source material. Always refer to the original source material whenever possible and only use extractions & transcriptions as a starting point to help guide you in your research.

  Cemeteries

  • Cemetery Junction: Colorado Cemeteries 
    A list of links and addresses for cemeteries in the state.
  • Cemetery Listings 
    Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oklahoma. List includes tombstone pictures / photos for: Arkansas (Benton & Carroll County); Colorado (Pueblo County); Kansas (Reno & Wilson County); Missouri (Barry, Jasper, McDonald, & Phelps County); Oklahoma (Alfalfa, Dewey, & Major County).
  • ePodunk - Cemeteries 
    Listing of cemeteries in the state.
  • Find-A-Grave by Location: Colorado 
    Graves of noteworthy people.
  • FSN Funeral Homes - Colorado 
  • Funeral Services Providers - Colorado 
    A directory of funeral service providers including funeral homes and cemeteries.
  • I Dream of Genealogy - Colorado Cemeteries 
  • iMortuary.com - Cemetery Directory - Colorado Cemeteries 
  • iMortuary.com - Funeral Home Directory - Colorado Funeral Homes 
  • Interment.net: Colorado Cemeteries 
    Online archive of cemetery transcriptions, with dates and names of people interred in local cemeteries. Also links to related materials online.
  • The Political Graveyard - Cemeteries in Colorado 
  • Preplanning Network - Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory - Colorado 
  • Saving Graves - Colorado 
  • USA Funeral Homes Online Directory - Colorado 
  • US Funerals Online - Colorado 
    US Funeral Guide & Comprehensive Funeral Homes Directory.
  • USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project - Colorado 

  Census

  • 1870 Census Index Colorado 
  • 1900 Census - Colorado Indian Industrial Schools 
    The Colorado State Archives has extracted names from the Fort Lewis and Grand Junction Indian Industrial Schools 1900 Federal Census. The information found in these indexes is especially helpful since the Federal Indian Census before 1930 provided only information on the person's name, date of birth, gender, and relationship to the head of the family. After 1930 the Census provided information on the individual's degree of Indian blood, marital status, ward status, place of residence, and also included miscellaneous commentary.
  • AccessGenealogy - Colorado Census Records 
    Census links for online census research.
  • Ancestry.com - Colorado Census, 1860-80 
    Searchable database available by subscription.
  • Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses 
    Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
    Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 , 1870 , 1880 , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
  • Ancestry.com 
    Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
    • Search Census Records 
      US, UK, and Canadian census records.
  • Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - Colorado 
  • Colorado 1900 Census Indian Industrial Schools Index 
  • Colorado State Archives Census Records 
    Information on the census records held by the Arcihves included the 1885 Colorado State Census and the Special Indian Census.
  • HeritageQuest - US Federal Census Schedules Available on Microfilm 
    Digitized images of the complete US Census from 1790 to 1930 for sale on microfilm.
    Census Schedules for Colorado:
    1870 , 1880 , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
  • NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration 
    • The Federal Population Censuses - Catalogs of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
      • 1900 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1900 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
      • 1910 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1910 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
      • 1920 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1920 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
      • 1930 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1930 Census Microfilm Locator 
        Provides the researcher with the correct microfilm roll number to search. It is not an online index of names and does not contain scanned images of the original records.
  • USGenWeb Archives 
    • Census Project 
      • Census Project - Colorado 
      • Census Project - Census Images - Colorado 

  Immigration & Naturalization

  • Colorado State Archives Naturalization Records 
    Excellent site providing information on the naturalization process in general complete with scanned documents as examples. Gives an inventory of the naturalization records held by the Archives on a county-by-county basis.
    • Background History of the United States Naturalization Process 

  Land

  • BLM - Colorado Electronic Reading Room 
    United States Bureau of Land Management.
  • Native American Land Patents - Colorado 
    A listing by state and Tribe of land patents.

  Miscellaneous

  • Ancestry.com 
    Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
    • Ancestry.com - Genealogy Databases 
      Browse this alphabetical index of all Ancestry databases.
    • Ancestry.com - Recent Genealogy Databases 
      Browse this list of genealogy databases posted or updated recently.
    • Ancestry.com - Search Records 
      Search across the entire collection (more than four billion names) from one search box.
      • Search Court, Land & Probate Records 
      • Search Directories & Member Lists Records 
      • Search Family & Local History Records 
      • Search Immigration Records 
        Passenger lists, citizenship, naturalization, and other immigration sources.
      • Search Reference & Finding Aids Records 
        Including dictionaries, maps, and gazetteers.
      • Search Trees & Community Records 
        Published genealogies, electronic files containing genealogical lineage, and other compiled sources.
  • Before the Needles - Colorado 
    A detailed listing of executions that occurred under civil authority in Colorado. Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
  • Colorado State Archives Corrections Records 
    • Colorado State Penitentiary Prisoner Index 1871 - 1973 
  • Denver Public Library: Western History Genealogy: Research Tools - Colorado 1861 Territorial Election 
    • Introduction 
    • Voters 
  • Genealogy.com - County Resources 
  • Highlights of the 1866 City of Denver Business Directory 
    Including advertisements, business directory and residential directory.
  • NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration 
    • NARA | Genealogists/Family Historians 
    • NARA | Locations | Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) 
      Records for Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and a portion of New Mexico.
      • Guide to Archival Holdings at NARA's Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) 
      • Services for the Public 
    • NARA | Research | Order Online 
  • Old Age Pension Records 
    Indexes for selected counties for records held at the Colorado State Archives.
  • Public Records Online 
    Contact information for Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices.
  • Pupils of the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, 1874-1883 
    List of earliest students at the Institute/School, transcripts of early annual reports, sample research data.
  • Records Room: Colorado Counties, United States 
  • USGenWeb Archives 
    • Archives - COGENWEB 
    • Pensions Project 
    • Special Collections Project 
    • USGenWeb Archives Search Page - Search by State 
      • Search only the text files in the archives for Colorado:
        
        Query:    

  Obituaries

  • Ancestry.com - Obituary Collection 
    Searchable databases available by subscription. A compilation of obituaries published in newspapers, collected from various online sources.
    • United States Obituary Collection 
      • CO 
  • ObitsArchive.com - Colorado 
    The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices in the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.
  • The Obituary Link Page - Colorado Obituary Links 
    Also includes links to cemetery resources.
  • USGenWeb Archives 
    • Obituary Project 

  Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death

  • Ancestors at Rest - Death Records for Colorado 
    Coffin plates, funeral cards, death cards, wills, memorial cards, cemeteries, vital stats, obituaries, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions.
  • Ancestry.com 
    Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
    • Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records 
      Including baptism, christening, and burial records.
    • Search Court, Land & Probate Records 
  • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Certificates and Vital Records 
    Available years for birth, death, marriage, and divorce records: Births, 1910-present; Deaths, 1900-present; Marriages, 1900-1939, 1975-present; Divorces, 1900-1939, 1968-present.
    • Colorado 1999 Birth and Death statistics by county 
    • Colorado County Vital Records Offices 
    • Finding Early Birth and Death Records 
      A guide for genealogists and historians to assist in their research of Colorado vital records.
  • Ghostseekers - Colorado Vital Records Online 
    Created by Vikki Gray. Indexes to early Coloradans located in the San Luis Valley along with the counties of Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Gunnison, Jefferson, Rio Grande, Saguache, Summit and Park.
  • I Dream of Genealogy - Colorado Death Records / Obituaries 
  • MyVitalRec.com - Colorado Vital Records 
    Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.
  • VitalChek Network - Colorado 
  • vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Colorado 
    Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.
  • Vital Records Extracted From "The Life, Travels, and Ministry of Milton M. Everly" 
    September 1901-September 1903. Extractions of records for marriages, some baptisms, and funerals.
  • Vital Records US - Colorado Vital Records 
    Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.
  • VitalSearch - Colorado (USA): Colorado State Vital Records 
    Searchable online indexes.
  • Western States Marriage Search Form 
    Index for marriages in western states, including mostly pre-1900 marriages in Arizona, Idaho and Nevada. Also some counties in California, western Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Utah, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.
  • Where to Write for Vital Records - Colorado 
    From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Religion & Churches

• Church Angel - Colorado Churches 
• Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors - Colorado and Wyoming 
• Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico 
  Catholic churches by name of church, town, and diocese. List of known numbers of microfilm with vital records for that church, and the location(s) where those films may be searched. Includes the 13 Colorado counties along the New Mexico border.
• Mass Times 
  Provides addresses for Catholic churches in the state organized alphabetically by city name.
• Net Ministries Church Directory - Colorado 
• Roman Catholic Dioceses and Parishes within the United States - Colorado 
• United Methodist Church Directory - Colorado 

Societies & Groups

• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - Colorado Springs Chapter 
• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - Denver Metro Chapter 
• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - Northern Colorado Chapter  ~ LaSalle
• American Legion - Department of Colorado 
• Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies 
• Colorado Genealogical Society 
• Colorado Historical Society 
• Colorado Preservation Alliance 
  A consortium of libraries, archives, museums, historical and genealogical societies, governmental agencies, and other interested organizations and individuals committed to preserving the cultural and historical documentary heritage of Colorado.
• Colorado Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America 
• Colorado State Society Daughters of the American Colonists 
• Colorado State Society Daughters of the American Revolution 
• Genealogical Society of Hispanic America 
  Hispanic Genealogy research in New Mexico, Colorado, Mexico and the south west.
• Genealogical Society of Hispanic America - Southern California  ~ Santa Fe Springs, California
  GSHA is 11 years old with five chapters in Colorado & California. Members specialize in Hispanic research in the American Southwest & Mexico. Over 75% are descendants of the Spanish colonists of New Mexico.
• The Grand Lodge of Colorado, A.F. & A.M. 
• Independent Order of Odd Fellows - Colorado 
  Jurisdictions for the IOOF, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
• International Society for British Genealogy and Family History  ~ Westminster, Colorado
  ISBGFH exists for anyone who is researching British ancestry and to help unravel the mysteries of research overseas, and to share research available on a worldwide basis.
• Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado 
• Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society 
• Society Hill: Colorado Genealogy 
  A list of addresses for genealogical and historical societies in the state.
• Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists 

U.S. - Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions

• Cyndi's List - U.S. - Colorado - Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions 

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