Arapahoe County Resources | Courthouse | Genealogical & Historical Societies | Family History Centers | | Libraries | Miscellaneous | Vital Records | | Museums | Cemeteries | Funeral Homes | Records Return to Site Map Courthouse Arapahoe County Clerk & Recorder 5334 S. Prince St. Littleton, CO 80166-0060 Telephone: (303) 795-4520 Issues marriage licenses, records real estate transactions, issues liquor licenses, registers voters, conducts elections, operates Motor Vehicles Division in Arapahoe County for titling vehicles and issuing license plates. Contact Colorado State Archives for marriage records from 1903 to 1966. COUNTY COURTS County Court - Division A PO Box 2066 1790 West Littleton Boulevard Littleton, Colorado 80120 303-798-4591 County Court - Division B PO Box 2066 15400 East 14th Place Aurora, Colorado 80011-5877 303-363-8004 Return to Top Vital Records For Arapahoe County Vital Records Office Colorado Dept of Health 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South HSVRD-VS-A1 Denver, CO 80246-1530 Recorded message: (303) 756-4464 Phone request: (303) 692-2200 Fax: (800) 423-1108 Birth Records Cost: $15.00 State office has birth records beginning 1910. State office also has birth records for some counties for years before 1910. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6.00. Death Records Cost: $15.00 State office has death records beginning 1900. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6.00. Check or money order should be made payable to Colorado Department of Health. Personal checks are accepted. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (303) 756-4464. This will be a recorded message. Divorce Records Cost: $12.00 Certified copies are not available from State Health Department. Statewide index of records for 1900-39 and 1968 to present. Copies are available from Clerk of District Court in county where divorce was granted. The fee is for verification. Marriage Records Cost: $12.00 Certified copies are not available from State Health Department. Statewide index of records for 1900-39 and 1975 to present. Copies are available from County Clerk in county where license was issued. The fee is for verification. Contact County Clerk for land and probate records. Contact Colorado State Archives for marriage records from 1903 to 1966. Division of Archives and Public Records Department of Administration 1313 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-2358; 303-866-2390 Hours: Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4:45 pm, except holidays Return to Top Genealogical and Historical Societies Aurora Historical Society 1140 Beeler St. Aurora, CO 80010 Contact: Ruth Fountain, President, (303) 337-5131(H), E-mail: [email protected] Meetings: last Tuesdays of odd-numbered months, 7pm, at the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 30 Del Mar Circle, Aurora. $5/yr dues; includes bimonthly newsletter. Collects, preserves, & disseminates information concerning the history of Aurora. Aurora Genealogical Society P O Box 31732 Aurora CO 80041-0732 Library: 303-326-8619 H: 303-363-6290 President: Dorothy Bernay Email: [email protected] or: Marion Baumann Meets 4th Tues. alternating between 1:00 PM and evening 7:00 PM Community Room of Aurora North Branch Library, 1298 Peoria St, except July, August and December. Colorado Genealogical Society P.O. Box 9218 Denver, CO 80209-0218 (303) 571-1535 Promotes genealogical research & education. Provides materials support to the Denver Public Library. Collects & preserves genealogical records. Meets 3rd Friday of each month, 7:00 pm, generally at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2300 South Patton Court (at Iliff Avenue), Denver, CO 80219. No meetings in July, Aug., or Dec. $25/yr dues, individual; $30, family or institution; includes newsletter & quarterly magazine. CGS/Computer Interest Group also meets at Christ the King Lutheran Church meets the 2nd Monday of every month6437 W. Arbor Drive Littleton, CO 80123-3827 Colorado Historical Society 1300 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 303-866-3682 (9-4:30; taped msg after hrs) Collects, preserves, & interprets the history of Colorado & the West. Annual membership ranges from $18/student/active-volunteer, to $1000; $40/family/dual includes most publications, free admission to historic sites, & reduced fees for most events. Some bilingual support available. Daughters of the American Revolution To promote awareness of American history. Must have a relative who fought in the American Revolution. Meetings: call for time and location. Dues about $30/year. Toll Gate Creek Chapter P.O. Box 31243 Aurora, CO 80041 Contact: Mrs. James S. Polliard, Regent , (970) 757-2904   Mount Rosa Chapter Littleton Contact: Charlotte Hubbs, Regent Foothills Genealogical Society P.O. Box 150382 Lakewood, CO 80215-0382 Mary Hendrix, President General Meeting - 2nd Wednesday Afternoon, 1:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 8210 West 10th Ave., Lakewood, CO.  Evening Meetings -4th Monday, 7:15 pm at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field St., Arvada, CO Objectives: to promote an interest in genealogy; to encourage and instruct members in genealogical research; to locate, preserve, and index public and private genealogical records; to publish genealogical and historical information; and to assist and support any genealogical library in Colorado that is open to the public Greenwood Village Historical Society 1505 S. Norfolk St. Aurora, CO 80017 303-755-5404 (days & evenings) Natli VanDerWerken, President 303-771-3803 (evenings) Preserves the historical heritage of the City of Greenwood Village and surrounding area. Works closely with the Littleton Museum. Helped complete restoration of Curtis School, which opened in Sept. 1991. Call for info on meeting times and place. Newsletter. Dues are $10/yr. for individuals and $15/yr. for families. Return to Top Family History Centers LDS Church 950 Laredo Aurora, CO 80017 Phone (303) 367 - 0570 Hours: Tuesday/Thursday, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. LDS Church 6705 South Webster Littleton, CO 80120 Phone: (303) 972 - 4771 Hours: Tuesday/Thursday. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a/m/ - 12 noon For a list of More FHC Click Here Return to Top Libraries Arapahoe Library District (Arapahoe County, Colorado) Text Only Website Version Koelbel Public Library (Main Library) 5955 South Holly Street Littleton, Colorado 80121-3460 Gerry Garzon, Director Phone: 303-220-7704 Fax: 303-220-1651 Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Aurora, Colorado Library District Central Library 14949 E. Alameda Drive Aurora, Colorado 80012 303-739-6600 Online Catalog Genealogy Collection:  This small basic collection of material supports research into family histories. Additional research materials are available through Interlibrary Loan Service. Open 70.5 hours per week. Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday 12:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Englewood Public Library 3400 S. Elati St. Englewood, CO 80110 303-762-2550(voice)762-2548(TTY) - Circulation 303-762-2555(voice)762-2549(TTY) - Reference 303-762-2560(Admin) (Open Hours: 10-9,M-Th;10-5:30,F&Sat;1-5,Sun-school yr) Hank Long, Director Littleton Library Bemis Public Library 6014 South Datura Street Littleton CO 80120 795-3961 Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Return to Top Museums 15001 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CO 80012 739-6660(8-5, M-F; voice mail) Alice Lee Main, Cultural Arts Admin. (Museum Hours: 11am - 4 pm, Tues - Sun) Visit the . Changing exhibits offer history of Aurora and other topics of interest. Call for info about classes, lectures, and other special events. Research library open by appointment. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Tuesday through Sunday. Colorado Grange Museum at the Plains Conservation Center 21901 E. Hampden Ave. Aurora, CO 80013 233-9267 Gladys Storey, Curator 295-6396 Gladys Inness, President Museum open by reservation only. Call above numbers or 690-7393. Features exhibits of memoribilia of the oldest farm fraternal organization in the U.S. Museum represents different aspects of the history of the grange. Colorado State Grange organized in 1874, 2 years before Colorado became a state. Littleton Historical Museum 6028 S. Gallup St Littleton, CO 80120 Lorena Donahue, Acting Dir. (970) 795-3950(Museum open 8-5, T-F; 10-5, Sa; 1-5, Su) (Museum Library open Mondays, 8-5, by appt.) Offers 3 galleries with changing exhibits, an 1860's living-history farm, a turn-of-the-century living-history farm, Littleton's 1st schoolhouse, a working blacksmith shop, & an 1890's ice house. Programs for classes/groups, by appt. only. Call for group fee structure. No individual admission fee. Donations accepted. Melvin Schoolhouse Museum-Library 16100 E. Smoky Hill Rd. at Laredo Aurora, CO 80015 693-1500, x5258 (reservations & info) Built in 1922 & used continuously until 1949. The schoolhouse today serves the community as an old-fashioned classroom for students of all ages, & is open to the public for browsing & library research. Used to teach classes K-12. There are three or four various museum displays throughout the year. Available as a meeting place for appropriate groups. For reservations call the above number. Return to Top Cemeteries Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens 6601 S Colorado Blvd Littleton, CO 80121-3200 Phone: (303)771-3960 Evergreen Cemetery 200 E 168th Ave Broomfield, CO 80020-8967 Phone: (303)451-6674 Melvin-Lewis Cemetery Aurora, CO Littleton Cemetery Assn 6155 S Prince St Littleton, CO 80120-2552 The Political Graveyard Mount Nebo Cemetery 11658 E Colfax Ave Aurora, CO 80010-5006 Phone: (303)366-8264 Return to Top Funeral Homes Chapel Hill Mortuary 6601 S Colorado Blvd Littleton, CO 80121-3200 Phone: (303)771-3960 Drinkwine Family Mortuary 999 W Littleton Blvd Littleton, CO 80120-2303 Phone: (303)794-6376 Berthod Funeral Home 549 4th Berthod, CO 80513 (970) 532-2021 Family Funeral Care 2775 South Broadway Englewood, CO 80110 Phone: (303)781-7597 Fax: (303)789-2599 Return to Top Records Arapahoe County, Colorado 1870 Census Mortality Schedule Arapahoe County, Colorado 1880 Census Index Partial Arapahoe County, Colorado 1880 Census Transcription Partial Images and transcriptions for the Arapahoe County GenWeb Archives are always welcome and greatly appreciated.  If you have anything that is not copyrighted or for which you've received permission to reprint and you would like to share it with other researchers, please LET ME KNOW. 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