1885 State Census, Larimer County, Colorado

An index to the Larimer County and what is now Jackson County entries in the 1885 Colorado State Census.

General Index 1862-1872

Land transfers extracted from the original Larimer County Courthouse indexes 1862-1872. Indexed by Grantor, Grantee and by Date it includes Grantor, Grantee, Nature of Instrument, Time of Reception, Volume and Page are included.

Marriage Index Volume I, 1858-1910

Extracted from the Larimer County, Colorado Marriage Indexes 1858-1910. Indexed by both bride and groom, this index includes marriages for Larimer and what is now Jackson County 1858-1909 and for Larimer County only in 1910. Bride’s Name, Groom’s name, Date Married, Date Filed, Book and Page are included.

Fort Collins Coloradoan Obituaries

This is the beginning of a project to digitize obituaries published in Larimer County publications. This index links to digital images of obituaries cut from the Fort Collins’ Coloradoan from March 1988 to August of 2002. More images are being uploaded to the web site, as they become available.

The index is by last name followed by first name and date the obituary appeared in the paper. Click on the name to see the image of the obituary.

Please Note: The Coloradoan Newspaper, has online archives from January 1, 1999. The archives contain other articles in addition to obits that may be useful to researchers. The search is free, but there is a charge to access articles. Their website details several methods of accessing the articles, buying individual articles, subscribing, etc. New articles are free for the first seven days. You can access these archives at the Coloradoan website. Enter your keywords in the search box at the top of the page, click on the "More" tab that appears and select "Archives".

California Obituaries of Former Colorado Residents

Thanks to Eleanor E. Borkenhagen for these obituaries. Eleanor clips obituaries from the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register. As she clips them, Eleanor sorts them by counties and sends them to the genealogical society that has a connection with the person in the obituaries. The following are obituaries that Eleanor found that relate to Fort Collins and various outlying towns.

Updated September 02, 2009