Summit County, Colorado Genealogy

∣ Societies and Family History Resources ∣ Government Records ∣ Genealogy Links ∣ Publications ∣ Census Records ∣
∣ Court, Probate, Land and Tax Records ∣ Birth Records, Marriage Records, Divorce Records and Death Records ∣
∣ Cemeteries & Graveyards ∣ Church & Bible Records ∣ County History ∣ Military Records ∣ Schools & Directories ∣

Summit County, Colorado family history and genealogy research page. Locate links to record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you you track your Summit Co., ancestors. Get started by building a Free Family Tree.

Summit County

Summit County was founded on November 1, 1861 as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. The county was named after the many high mountain summits in the area..

The Summit County Seat is situated in Breckenridge and the county government website is http://www.co.summit.co.us/

Places adjoining Summit County happen to be Grand County (north), Clear Creek County (east), Park County (southwest), Lake County (southwest), Eagle County (west).

Cities and towns to be found in Summit County include Blue River, Breckenridge, Dillon, Dyersville, Frisco, Heeney, Keystone, Montezuma, Silverthorne

Summit County includes Federal Census Schedules to guide in exploring your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. Summit Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. Summit Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Summit Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.

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Summit County Society and Family History Resources

A list of Summit County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives. See Also Colorado Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies for statewide Addresses and links.

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Summit County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often forget the benefits of Summit County court, probate, and land documents as a source of family history and genealogy details. Buried away in Colorado courthouses and archives just about everywhere could be the dreams and worries of many Colorado citizens. The chances are great that your potential ancestors and forefathers have left a detailed record of at least several aspects of their lives in the Summit County court records. Even if your forebears is not mentioned in a Court case, give some thought to all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her appearing in court records.

Please make sure to contact the clerk's dept to determine hours, mailing address, fees and other facts before visiting or seeking information because of from time to time changing contact information. The Department Offices DO NOT DO RESEARCH. The documents are available to interested parties, barring private issues. A lot of employees will guide men and women in obtaining the materials, but it's up to the man or women to undertake the researching.

The below facts denotes what birth, marriage, death, property, probate, and courtroom records are located in Summit County. The years suggested below tend to be the first widely known records for this particular county.

Colorado Historical Records - Databases include Colorado Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records; Colorado Birth, Marriage & Death Records; Colorado Voter Lists & Census Records; Colorado Immigration & Emigration Records; Colorado Obituary Records; Colorado Military Records; Colorado Family Tree Records; Colorado Pictures; Colorado Stories, Memories & Histories; Colorado Directories & Member Lists and much more....
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Summit County Genealogy Links

The following are links to Genealogy, Records and Resources related to Summit County. A majority of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a fee. This is basically a collection that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site over another. Feel free to submit your own favorite Summit County genealogy or family history associated sites.

Summit Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications

Summit Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Summit Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Summit Co. CO Census Records

Summit Co. CO Cemeteries & Graveyards

Summit Co. CO Church & Bible Records

Summit Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Summit Co. CO General and History Websites

Summit Co. CO Immigration & Naturalization

Summit Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Summit Co. CO Military Records

Summit 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)
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