Douglas County - Elbert County - Kit Carson County, Colorado Databases

Douglas County (below), an Original County of Colorado was established in 1861. On February 13, 1874, the Eastern portion of Douglas County & a portion of Greenwood County were split off to create Elbert County (below). Kit Carson (below) was formed in 1889 from a portion of Elbert County


Census Records on line

Unfortuneately there have been no census records transcribed for any of the 3 Counties, other then the Census Index and Family Search.

1870 Census Index (all CO) by Colorado Archives
1880 Douglas Co Census Index by Denver Public Library
Vital Records

1864-1925 Douglas Co Marriages by Rootsweb
1870 Mortality Schedule Douglas Co by USGenweb
1880 Mortality Schedule Douglas Co by USGenweb
Mining Fatalities pre-1963 (all CO) by Denver Public Library

Cemetery Stone Transcriptions

Cemetery Name
Bear Canyon Cemetery
Location
near Castle Rock, Douglas Co
Provided by
Tombstone Project
Cemetery Name
Boot Ranch Cemetery
Location
S Elizabeth, Elbert
Provided by
USGenweb
Cedar Hill Cemetery Castle Rock, Douglas Tombstone Project Douglas County Cemetery Index All Douglas Co Rootsweb
Dunkard Cemetery Limon, Elbert USGenweb Elbert-Kiowa Cemetery Elbert, Elbert Co Tombstone Project
Elbert-Kiowa Cemetery Woodmen of the World Burials Interment Net Elizabeth Cemetery Elbert Co Tombstone Project
Elizabeth Cemetery Woodmen of the World Burials Interment Net Fairview Cemetery Burlington, Kit Carson Tombstone Project
Franktown Cemetery Franktown, Douglas Tombstone Project Indian Park Cemetery (aka Jarre Canyon) Sedalia, Douglas USGenweb
JS Parker Cemetery Parker, Douglas Tombstone Project JS Parker Cemetery Parker, Douglas USGenweb
Kanza Cemetery Rural Elbert Co Tombstone Project Larson Grave Site Russellville Rd Douglas Co Tombstone Project
Limon Mennonite Cemetery Limon Elbert Co USGenweb Moschel, Conrad Burial Site Castle Rock, Douglas Co USGenweb
Mountain View Cemetery County Rd 34-Elbert Co USGenweb Newlin Family Cemetery Parker, Douglas Co USGenweb
Pleasant Plains Church Cemetery SW of Limon Elbert Co Tombstone Project Pleasant Plains Church Cemetery SW Limon Elbert Co USGenweb
Pratt Cemetery Marker Greeland Rd Douglas Co Tombstone Project Rock Ridge Cemetery (aka Case) Rural Douglas County Tombstone Project
Rock Ridge Cemetery Rural Douglas Co USGenweb Simla Cemetery off Hwy 24 Simla, Elbert Co USGenweb
Spring Valley Cemetery Lark Spur, Douglas Co Tombstone Project Spring Valley Cemetery Lark Spur, Douglas USGenweb
Vona Cemetery Vona, Kit Carson Co Tombstone Project


Military Records

Civil War Casualties (All CO) by Colorado Archives
1861-1865 Colorado Volunteers' Military Records (all CO) by Colorado Archives

1883 Pensioners of Douglas Co by USGenweb

WWII Douglas Co Service Men & Women by Rootsweb
WWII Kit Carson Co Casualities by Access Genealogy
WWII Elbert Co Casualties by Access Genealogy

1862-1949 Veteran Graves Registration (all CO) by Colorado Archives

Vietnam Casualties June-Dec 1966 & All 1968 (all CO) by Colorado Archives

Newspapers and Obituaries

1881-1884 Douglas County Obituaries, From Castle Rock Journal by USGenweb
Douglas Co Obituaries submitted by Rootsweb

3 Obituaries Elbert Co, Submitted by Rootsweb

Taxes - Estates - Court Records

Old Age Pension Records 1933-1936
Elbert County | Douglas County | Kit Carson County by Colorado Archives

Douglas Co Wills 1886-1961 by Colorado Archives
Elbert Co Wills 1887-1966 Colorado Archives

Douglas Co Inheritance Tax 1911-1944 Colorado Archives

Land Records

School Records

1896 School Census District 2 Franktown Douglas Co by Rootsweb
1897 School Census District 2 Franktown Douglas Co by Rootsweb
1903 School Census Index District 2 Franktown Douglas Co by Rootsweb
1921 School Census District 2, Franktown by Douglas County History.org

History of Cherry Valley School (Larkspur area) Douglas Co by Larkspur Historical Society
History of Larkspur School Douglas Co by Larkspur Historical Society

1900-1959 Douglas Co 8th Grade Graduates by Douglas County History.org
1899-1964 Douglas County High School Graduates by Douglas County History.org

1921 Photo of Students of Franktown School Douglas Co by Douglas County History.org
1923 Flintwood School Students (photo & names) Douglas Co by Douglas County History.org
Early 1930s Goldale School Students (photo & names) Douglas Co by Douglas County History.org
1944/45 Hilltop School Students (photo & names) by Douglas County History.org

1917 S.U. High School photos and Student Index Elbert Co by Rootsweb
1918- 1930 Elbert Co 8th Grade Graduates by Colorado Archives

City Directories

1883 Douglas Co Business Directory USGenweb
1886/88 Douglas Co Business Directory by Douglas County History.org
1896 Douglas County Business Directory by USGenweb

Bibles and Bio's

Bio of Will Stroud of Kit Carson Co by Rootsweb

Bio of Frederick Buck of Kit Carson Co by USGenweb

Local History

Benjamin Quick Ranch (Larkspur) Douglas Co Early Settlers of the area. By Larkspur Historical Society
History of Fort Washington Larkspur Douglas Co by Larkspur Historical Society
Early Ranches in Greenland, Douglas Co by Larkspur Historical Society
1892-1997 Douglas County Fair Books (Advertisers, Judges, local Residents) by Douglas County History.org

Douglas Co Historical Photos (includes family protraits, farms, churches..ect..) by Douglas County History.org

Damaging Floods in Douglas County
1864 | 1885 | 1912 | 1921 | 1933
| 1935 | 1965 | 1973 | 1983 by Douglas County History.org

History of Elbert Co (Ebook) F.D. Hart Who's Who in Colorado by CPA

Miscellaneous Databases

Douglas County Surname Index from Rootsweb
Elbert County Queries by Rootsweb
Kit Carson County Surname List by Rootsweb

Penitentiary Records 1871-1983 (all CO) by Colorado Archives

Cultural Information

1868 Native American Raid on Ben Quick "Fortification" by Larkspur Historical Society
Colorado Native American Tribes by Access Genealogy

Historical and Genealogical Societies and Libraries

Douglas County

Douglas County Historical Preservation
100 Third St.
Castle Rock, CO 80104
(303) 660-9550

Douglas County History Research Center
100 S. Wilcox Street
Castle Rock, CO 80104-2788
(303) 688-7731

Parker Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 604
Parker, Co. 80134

Castle Rock Historical Society
P.O. Box 1572
Castle Rock, Co. 80104

Cherry Valley - Spring Valley Historical Society
7054 South Hwy. 83
Franktown, CO 80116

Highlands Ranch Historical Society
9425 S. Autumn Ash Place
Highlands Ranch, Co. 80126

Historic Frankstown
P.O. Box 1055
Franktown, CO 80116

Larkspur - Greenland Historical Society
5254 Grimes Lane
Larkspur, CO 80118

Louviers Historical Society
P.O. Box 103
Louviers, CO 80135

Russellville Historical Society
2051 S. Gold Camp Way
Franktown, CO 80116

Sedalia Historical Society
4832 W. Rio Grande Ave.
Sedalia, CO 80135

Elbert County

Elizabeth Public Library
207 Main - P.O. Box 70
Elizabeth, CO 80107
(303) 646-3416

Kiowa Public Library
331 Comanche - P.O. Box 56
Kiowa, CO 80117-0056
(303) 621-3161

Simla - Bennett Library
325 Pueblo Avenue - P.O. Box 323
Simla, CO 80835
(719) 541-2573

CO Archives

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