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County History
Jefferson County Maps, Property Records and Address Locator Portal
Various records including property records may be found at the County Offices. See the Directory of Resources for Researching Jefferson County History.
Local History and Museums
Colorado Digitization Project--Cultural Collections
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.
Facebook Page
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
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. |
|
Belmar Library |
555 S. Allison Pkwy. |
|
Columbine Library |
7706 W. Bowles Ave. |
|
Conifer Library |
Conifer High School |
|
Edgewater Library |
5843 W. 25th Ave |
|
Evergreen Library |
5000 Hwy 73 (at Buffalo Park Rd.) |
|
Golden Library |
1019 Tenth St. |
|
Lakewood Library |
10200 W. 20th Ave |
|
Standley Lake
Library |
8485 Kipling St. |
|
Wheat Ridge Library |
5475 W. 32nd Ave. (32nd & Chase) |
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
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
