Listed are indexes and databases designed to help users research Colorado death notices.
Colorado obituaries can provide you with some very useful data when completing family history charts or genealogy records. There are resources online to help with this, as well as some searches you can do in person. The ideal plan is to utilize both approaches to make your search a successful one.
Some states offer extensive statewide searches for obituaries and death records, but Colorado is pretty specific to the different counties. The main database for online records for Colorado appears to really only house one index for newspapers across the state, and the data is only for more recent records. To have a truly successful online search, you will need to try to narrow down your search to a county or pinpoint a city, town or general area.
For example, while the statewide search is not developed, you can find great info for Denver. From one online search, there was data for a Denver death index starting in 1870. If you are unsure of the area, you can always try a large area like Denver first, and then work from there.
Another index that may help is for the veteran’s grave registrations. This dates back to 1862. Anytime you can get something specific such as military, it can help locate data that is difficult to find. Also, wills and probate by county are in-depth for Colorado, some dating back to 1862, online.
The other thing to do during your work with the internet search is find data for places you may want to try to look in person. Get addresses, contact names and numbers and consider going ahead and establishing contact. Since this can be a more challenging state to get data for, see if you can build rapport through phone or email with someone who may be able to help you offline.
Generally, people use libraries the most for tracking down obituaries in person. Of course, this will mean narrowing down your hunt to a certain county. Once you have done that, contact the system for that district to see how they house their data. Do they have all the records in one main library? Or, do they have their newspapers and microfilms divided up throughout the county at different branches.
If you cannot make it in person to certain parts of Colorado or to the state at all, you can make an effort to retrieve the documentation in another way. First, check and see if anyone who works or volunteers at the library can get this type of data for you. If not, you can check into whether or not there is a volunteer organization for genealogists in the area. These volunteers are often able to get documentation for you including Colorado obituaries.
Colorado is a beautiful place to call home and it is a growing retirement destination for people all over the United States. This means that the number of Colorado obituaries over the last few years has skyrocketed. Luckily, many local newspapers, libraries and community groups have put these listings online so people from anywhere in the world can find the listing they are searching for.
For instance, if you are looking for very old listings from as far back as 1859, you may want to start with the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection website. Their database is fully searchable and free to use. Colorado obituary records can also be found through the Colorado Clues website, as well as through a huge database maintained by the Denver Public Library. The library database offers listings from as far back 1939.
If you are searching for Jefferson County listings, the Foothills Genealogical Society has an online database you can search. Kit Carson County also has an online searchable database through the Colorado State Archives. Finally, the Summit County listings are available through the local historical society. Finding the listings you are looking for here is simple as long as you know where to start your search.
Listed are indexes and databases designed to help users research Colorado death notices.
The Denver Library provides a sizeable online searchable Colorado death notices database where you can seek a document from files that have been indexed alphabetically. Simply click the first letter of the last name and scroll through the list provided in PDF format, which shows precisely where the record can be found.
Below is a list of Colorado newspaper obituaries to aid in genealogical research.
Deaths in the Fort Collins, Colorado, area are reported by the Coloradoan. A link at the top of the Coloradoan homepage brings readers to current obituaries. Biographical details are provided, as well as information on services. Readers can search for obituaries from the previous week. The Coloradoan provides comprehensive local news coverage.
The Denver Post, the only major newspaper in the city, focuses on regional news. The Post's website attracts millions of readers monthly. Obituaries are found under the "News" tab online. Families can purchase obituaries for decedents, which are listed to the right of national obituaries. You may also search the obituary archives.
To locate obituaries in the Douglas County News Press, simply click on the tab at the top of the homepage. Obituaries contain life and funeral service details, as well as space for online condolences. Obituaries can be submitted online by individuals and funeral homes. The Press covers local news from Douglas County.
After 150 years of service to the Denver area, the Rocky Mountain News will no longer be published. Archives will still be available digitally, so readers may still access previously printed obituaries online under the "News" tab. These contain biographical information and go back several years. Each obituary was given a unique headline.
A locally-oriented newspaper, the Summit Daily News publishes obituaries under the "Community" tab on their homepage. Former and current residents are remembered with biographical information and details on any memorial services. Notices are listed chronologically, and the News provides archives that may be searched by name of the decedent.
The Vail Daily focuses on local and regional news for Northern Colorado but covers national stories as well. To access obituaries, choose the Community link at the top of the Daily's homepage. Readers have access to years' worth of obituaries and may search the Vail Daily for decedents by name.
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