This site has a searchable Place Names directory, links to additional research resources and historical information for the county.
| Branch | Location |
|---|---|
| Arvada Library |
8555 W. 57th Ave. Arvada, CO 80002 303-424-5527 |
| Belmar Library |
555 S. Allison Pkwy. Lakewood, CO 80226 303-720-963-0900 |
| Columbine Library |
7706 W. Bowles Ave. Littleton, CO 80123 303-932-2690 |
| Conifer Library |
Conifer High School 10441 Hwy 73 Conifer, CO 80433 303-982-5310 |
| Edgewater Library |
5843 W. 25th Ave Edgewater, CO 80214 303-237-3395 |
| Evergreen Library |
5000 Hwy 73 (at Buffalo Park Rd.) Evergreen, CO 80439 303-674-0780 |
| Golden Library |
1019 Tenth St. Golden, CO 80401 303-279-4585 |
|
Lakewood Library (houses genealogy collection) |
10200 W. 20th Ave Lakewood, CO 80215 303-232-9507 |
| Standley Lake Library |
8485 Kipling St. Arvada, CO 80005 303-456-0806 |
| Wheat Ridge Library |
5475 W. 32nd Ave. (32nd & Chase) Wheat Ridge, CO 80212 303-232-4417 |
Listed by city
Arvada
Historical Society
Arvada Historical Society meets on the Fourth Tuesday of Each
Month (Except December and theFourth Saturday in August) 7:00
pm, at the McIlvoy House, 7307 Grandview Avenue.
Astor
House & Clear Creek History Park
822 12th St.
Golden, CO 80401
The Victorian hotel/boardinghouse, built 1867 is on the National
Register of Historic Places. The park offers history-based educational
opportunities interpreting the Golden region during its formative
years, from 1843-1900.
Boettcher
Mansion
This 1917 Arts & Crafts style estate is on the National Register
of Historic Places.
Buffalo
Bill Museum
987 1/2 Lookout Mtn. Road
Golden,CO 80401 (303) 526-0747
Traces the life of William F. CODY, known as "Buffalo Bill"
and the old West. Bill Cody and his wife are both buried on the
grounds.
First United Methodist Church History
Golden
Pioneer Museum
923 10th St.
Golden,Co 80401 (303) 278-7151
Nostalgia from early days of Golden and Colorado.
Rocky Mountain
Quilt Museum
1111 Washington Ave.
Golden, CO 80401 (303) 277-0377
Hiwan
Homestead Museum
This 1890–1930 era log lodge is on the National Register
of Historic Places.
Lakewood
Heritage Center
797 S. Wadsworth
Lakewood,CO 80226 (303) 987-7850
The museum displays artifacts and buildings of early Lakewood.
Morrison Natural
History Museum
501 Colorado Highway 8
P.O. Box 564
Morrison CO, 80465 (303) 697-1873
Museum exhibits illustrated geological, ecological and wild life
of the Morrison area. Hands-on dinosaur exhibits.>
Dinosaur
Ridge Museum
16831 W Alameda Pkwy
Morrison, CO 80465 (303) 697-3466
This location features historically famous Jurassic dinosaur
bones, such as Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus, discovered in 1877,
and over 300 Cretaceous dinosaur footprints, attributed to ornithopod
and theropod dinosaurs.
Wheat
Ridge
4610 Robb Street
Wheat Ridge, CO (303) 421-9111
Historic mansion, farm and school house.
7080 Independence, Arvada, 303-421-0920
6465 W. Jewell Ave, Lakewood, 303-935-3003
6705 S. Webster, Littleton, 303-973-3727
Rocky Mountain Region, Bldg 48, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, 303-236-0817, check for hours
Jefferson
County Clerks Office
100 Jefferson County Parkway,
Suite 2560
Golden, 80419-2560
Fax (303) 271-8197
fgriffin@co.jefferson.co.us
smiller@co.jefferson.co.us
(303) 271-8168
(303) 271-8111
Newspapers of yesteryear - there are a few files from these to
research:
Colorado Transcript: 1866-Present
The
Western Mountaineer: 1860
The Golden Globe
The
Arvada Enterprise
The Arvada Sun
Littleton Independent
The Arvada Advocate
The Arvada Citizen
The Jefferson Star
Colorado Fruitgrower
Jefferson Sentinel & Transcript Newspapers
The Golden Public
Library has the following papers on microfilm (these contain obits):
Colorado Transcript December, 1866 - March, 1969
Golden Transcript
March, 1969 - September, 1976
Daily Transcript September, 1976 -
September, 1979
The Lakewood Public Library has the following
papers on microfilm:
Denver Post January, 1947-current
Rocky
Mountain News July, 1946-2009
Jefferson County Court
Records
Jefferson County Inheritance Tax Record, 1913 - 1945
Jefferson County
Clerk & Recorders Office
Use the search feature to find document
information including wills from 1963 to present.
Colorado State Archives Court & Judicial Records
Many records are
kept by the Colorado State Archives. Probate cases for the various
counties are housed there.
Listed by city
Arvada
Arvada Historical Society
7307 Grandview Avenue
Arvada CO
Golden
Astor House & Clear Creek History Park
822 12th St.
Golden, CO 80401 (303) 278-3557
The Victorian hotel/boardinghouse,
built 1867 is on the National Register of Historic Places. The park
offers history-based educational opportunities interpreting the Golden
region during its formative years, from 1843-1900.
Boettcher Mansion
This 1917 Arts & Crafts style estate is on
the National Register of Historic Places.
Buffalo Bill Museum
987 1/2 Lookout Mtn. Road
Golden,CO 80401 (303) 526-0747
Traces the life of William F. CODY,
known as "Buffalo Bill" and the old West. Bill Cody and his wife are
both buried on the grounds.
First United Methodist Church History
Golden Pioneer Museum
923 10th St.
Golden,Co 80401
Nostalgia from early days of Golden
and Colorado.
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
1111 Washington Ave.
Golden, CO
80401 (303) 277-0377
Evergreen
Hiwan Homestead Museum
This 1890–1930 era log
lodge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lakewood
Lakewood Heritage Center
797 S. Wadsworth
Lakewood,CO 80226 (303) 987-7850
The museum displays artifacts and
buildings of early Lakewood.
Morrison
Morrison Natural History Museum
501 Colorado
Highway 8
P.O. Box 564
Morrison CO, 80465 (303) 697-1873
Museum
exhibits illustrated geological, ecological and wild life of the
Morrison area. Hands-on dinosaur exhibits.
Dinosaur Ridge Museum
16831 W Alameda Pkwy
Morrison, CO
80465 (303) 697-3466
This location features historically famous
Jurassic dinosaur bones, such as Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus, discovered
in 1877, and over 300 Cretaceous dinosaur footprints, attributed
to ornithopod and theropod dinosaurs.
Westminster
Westminster Historical Society
The Westminster
Historical Society 3924 W 72nd Ave at 10:00 a.m.
Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge Historical Society
4610 Robb Street
Wheat Ridge, CO (303) 421-9111
Historic mansion, farm and school
house
Main Jefferson County Resources
Jefferson County Archives
This site has a searchable Place Names
directory, links to additional research resources and historical
information for the county.
Jefferson County Library System
Branch
Location
Arvada
Library
8555 W. 57th Ave.
Arvada, CO 80002
303-424-5527
Belmar Library
555 S. Allison Pkwy.
Lakewood, CO 80226
303-720-963-0900
Columbine Library
7706 W. Bowles Ave.
Littleton, CO 80123
303-932-2690
Conifer Library
Conifer High School
10441 Hwy 73
Conifer, CO 80433
303-982-5310
Edgewater Library
5843 W. 25th Ave
Edgewater, CO 80214
303-237-3395
Evergreen Library
5000 Hwy 73 (at Buffalo Park Rd.)
Evergreen, CO 80439
303-674-0780
Golden Library
1019 Tenth St.
Golden, CO 80401
303-279-4585
Lakewood Library
(houses genealogy collection)
10200 W.
20th Ave
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-232-9507
Standley Lake Library
8485 Kipling St.
Arvada, CO 80005
303-456-0806
Wheat Ridge Library
5475 W. 32nd Ave. (32nd & Chase)
Wheat
Ridge, CO 80212
303-232-4417
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History
Centers
7080 Independence, Arvada, 303-421-0920
6465 W. Jewell
Ave, Lakewood, 303-935-3003
6705 S. Webster, Littleton, 303-973-3727
Denver Public Library Western History & Genealogy Department
National Archives and Records Administration
Rocky Mountain Region,
Bldg 48, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, 303-236-0817, check
for hours
Other Colorado Resources
Jefferson
County Vital Records Information
Jefferson County Vital Records
Office
800 Jefferson County Parkway
Dakota Building
Suite 1300
Golden CO 80401
(303) 271-6450
The Jefferson County Vital
Records Office has birth certificates available from 1909-present.
Earliest death certificates on file from 1868. No marriage records.
Birth & Death Records
The Colorado State Archives has a
microfiche index of approximately 3,000 Colorado births from 1863-1899
that is available for viewing on site. The State of Colorado Vital
Records Section has birth records for the entire state for years 1910 to
present and death records for 1900 to present. Go to Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment for ordering information
Marriage Records
Marriage records for the entire state are
available for the following years: 1900 to 1939, and 1975 to present.
Verifications for the years 1940 to 1974 are not available from this
office and must be obtained from the county where the license was
obtained. Dissolution (divorce, separation and annulment) records for
the entire state are available for the following years: 1900 to 1939 and
1968 to present. Verifications for the years 1940 to 1967 are not
available from this office and must be obtained from the county where
the dissolution was decreed. Go to Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment for ordering
information.
The Colorado
State Archives has the following Marriage Records for Jefferson
County:
Marriage Index 1868-1978
Certificates or
License/Certificates 1868-1976
The Lakewood Public Library (303-232-7114) has a copies of the
following:
Jefferson County, Colorado, marriage index, 1860-1899
: indexes of brides and grooms. Lakewood, Colo. : Foothills Genealogical
Society of Colorado, Inc., c1998.
Justice of the Peace marriage
index, 1900-1911, Jefferson County Colorado : records of four Justices
of the Peace / [extracted by Barbara Olson ... [et al.]]. Lakewood,
Colo. : Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, c1999.
Jefferson
County Clerks Office
100 Jefferson County Parkway,
Suite 2560
Golden, 80419-2560
Fax (303) 271-8197
fgriffin@co.jefferson.co.us
smiller@co.jefferson.co.us
(303) 271-8168
(303) 271-8111
Colorado State Archives
1313 Sherman, Room 1B20
Denver, CO
80203
Phone: 303-866-2358
Fax: 303-866-2257
If you have questions, contributions, or problems with this site, email:
Coordinator - Your Name Here
State Coordinator: Rebecca Maloney
Asst. State Coordinators:
Betty Baker - M.D. Monk - Norma HassIf you have questions or problems with this site, email the County Coordinator. Please to not ask for specfic research on your family. I am unable to do your personal research. I do not live in Indiana and do not have access to additional records.
