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Guide to '''Clear Creek County, Colorado ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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{{Infobox U.S. County 2016

|organized=  November 1,  1861
|county seat= Georgetown
|parent county= Original county<ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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|county1= [[Gilpin County, Colorado Genealogy|Gilpin]]
|county2= [[Grand County, Colorado Genealogy|Grand]]
|county3= [[Jefferson County, Colorado Genealogy|Jefferson]]
|county4= [[Park County, Colorado Genealogy|Park]]
|county5= [[Summit County, Colorado Genealogy|Summit]]</br><center>[[Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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==County Information==

===Description===
The County was named for Clerk Creek. <ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, "Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy and History", http://genealogytrails.com/colo/clearcreek/ 6/27/2017.</ref>The County is located in the central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Clear Creek, Colorado," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Creek_County,_Colorado 6/27/2017.</ref>

===County Courthouse===
{{CO Courthouse Intro|Clear Creek}}

'''Clear Creek County Courthouse'''<br>Clear Creek County Clerk / Recorder<br>P.O. Box 2000<br>405 Argentine Street<br>Georgetown, CO 80444-2000<br>Telephone: 303.679.2339<br>Fax: 303-679-2416<br>[http://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/ Clear Creek County Website]<br>[https://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/index.aspx?nid=104 Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder]<br>E-mail: [mailto:clerk@co.clear-creek.co.us clerk@co.clear-creek.co.us] <br><br>
County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1862<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Clear Creek County, Colorado. Page 97{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br><br>
'''Clear Creek and Jefferson County Vital Records'''<br>800 Jefferson County Parkway-Dakota Building<br>Golden, CO 80419<br>Telephone: 303.271.6450<br>Fax: 303.271.6451<br><br>

===Clear Creek County, Colorado Record Dates===
{{CO Records Intro}}
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| colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Clear Creek County, Colorado. Page 97 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 92.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1905
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1862
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1902
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1861
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1862
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1861
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1860
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| colspan="7" |<center>Statewide registration for births in 1910 and deaths in 1910. General compliance by 1920.</center>
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===Record Loss===
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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===Boundary Changes===
{{CO Boundary Changes Intro|Clear Creek}}
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*'''1861 November 1:''' Clear Creek County was created as an original county.
*'''County seat:''' Georgetown<ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> <br>

*[http://www.mapofus.org/colorado/ Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Colorado] - shows boundary changes for Colorado Counties
*[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/CO_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Colorado Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by [https://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library]<br>

*Clear Creek County has had no boundary changes since it was organized in 1861. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Clear Creek County, Colorado," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Creek_County,_Colorado (accessed 25 March 2014)</ref>

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===Populated Places===
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://colorado.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,019,c,clear%20creek.cfm Hometown Locator] The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Clear Creek  County, Colorado," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Creek _County,_Colorado, accessed May 16, 2017.</ref>
{{populated places
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_City,_Colorado Central City]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_Springs,_Colorado Idaho Springs]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire,_Colorado Empire]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Colorado Georgetown]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Plume,_Colorado Silver Plume]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downieville,_Colorado Downieville]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumont,_Colorado Dumont]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawson,_Colorado Lawson]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downieville-Lawson-Dumont,_Colorado Downieville-Lawson-Dumont]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Hill,_Colorado Floyd Hill]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary's,_Colorado St. Mary's]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Bear_Creek,_Colorado Upper Bear Creek]</div>
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*Bakerville</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Creek,_Colorado Silver Creek]</div>
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*Silver Dale</div>
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See Also:
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Clear_Creek_County,_Colorado National Register of Historic Places listings in Clear Creek County, Colorado]

===History Timeline===
{{CO Historical Timeline Intro|Clear Creek}}

==Resources==
{{CO Resources Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Bible Records===
{{CO Bible Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Biographies===
{{CO Biographies Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Business, Commerce, and Occupations===
{{CO Business Records Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Cemeteries===
{{CO Cemeteries Intro|Clear Creek}}

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| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''Cemeteries of Clear Creek County, Colorado''' online and in print</center>
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| style="border:1px solid black" width="21%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[http://stanwyck.com/CCGilpin/Resources.html#cemeteries COGenWeb]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/clearcreek.htm#cemeteries COGenWeb Archives]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/colorado/clearcreek1.html Tombstone Project]
*[http://coloradogravestones.org/search.php?cid=10&lm=s&last=&fm=s&first= Colorado Gravestones]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/co/clearcreek.htm CO Internment]
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/results?count=20&query=%2Bdeath_place%3A%22Clear%20Creek%20County%2C%20Colorado%22~&collection_id=2026973 Billion Graves]
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| style="border:1px solid black" width="21%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
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*{{FHL|472840|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Clear+Creek+County%2C+Colorado+Cemeteries&qt=results_page WorldCat]
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| style="border:1px solid black" width="21%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=7&CScnty=250 Findagrave.com]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Colorado&cemetery_county=Clear%20Creek&year_range=5&size=15 Billion Graves]
*[http://www.colorado-cemeteries.com/Colorado-Cemeteries.html Colorado Cemeteries by County]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393517&reqParentsLabel=Clear%20Creek%2C%20Colorado%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>See '''[[Colorado Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
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===Census Records===
{{CO Census Intro|Clear Creek}}
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Creek_County,_Colorado#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]   
|1870 |1596  
|1880 |7823
|1890 |7184
|1900 |7082
|1910 |5001
|1920 |2891
|1930 |2155
|1940 |3784
|1950 |3289
|1960 |2793
|1970 |4819 
|1980 |7308 
|1990 |7619 
|2000 |9322
|2010 |9088
}}
====State and Territory Census Records====

*'''1860''' - {{RecordSearch|1473181|United States Census, 1860}} at [https://familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch Historical Records] — index and images; Colorado was included in the 1860 Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Utah Territories Censuses - [[United States Census, 1860 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1870''' - {{RecordSearch|1438024|United States Census, 1870}} at [https://familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch Historical Records] — index and images; Colorado Territory Census - [[United States Census, 1870 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1885''' - [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807096 Colorado State Census, 1885] at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - Index and images<br>
*'''1885''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6837 Colorado State Census, 1885] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($), Index and images<br>

====Federal Census Records====
The 1880 Census was the first Federal Census for Colorado after it became a state in 1876.<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1985), page 54.</ref> For links to Federal Census indexes, see [[Colorado Census]].<br>

*'''1860-1940''' Colorado Census Records from 1860 to 1940 at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=378&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Colorado%22%20%2Bsubject%3ACensus FamilySearch.org] — index/images

===Church Records===
{{CO Church Intro|Clear Creek}}

'''Online Church Records'''<br>

*'''1692-1942''' - {{RecordSearch|2353034|Colorado, Church Records, 1692-1942}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index - [[Colorado, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

''Presbyterian Church''<br>

*'''1743-1970''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61048 U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($); Index and images; Dates vary for each county<br>
<br>
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393517&reqParentsLabel=Clear%20Creek%2C%20Colorado%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>

===Court Records===
{{CO Court Intro|Clear Creek}}

Numerous records are available at [https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado Archives]. To use this link scroll down the page to where it asks for Record Type.  Click there and scroll down the list to the records you want and select.  The next field asks for county. Select the county you want and then click on Search. You can narrow the search by adding the additional information it asks for.

===Directories===
{{CO Directories Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Emigration and Immigration===
{{CO Emigration Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups===
{{CO Ethnic Groups Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Funeral Homes===
{{CO Funeral Homes Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Genealogies===
{{CO Genealogies Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Guardianship===
{{CO Guardianship Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Land and Property Records===
{{CO Land Intro|Clear Creek}}
''Online Land Records''<br>

*[https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado DPA Land Records] - Index only; Choose ''Record Type,'' and search either "Land Patents" or "Land Records."<br>
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ Land Patent Search] - index to federal patents and homesteads on the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management] website, some images available<br>
*'''1796-1907''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1246 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website<br>
*'''1863-1908''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), index and images<br>
*'''1862-1908''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3313 Denver Land Office Records, 1862-1908] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), index only<br>

For more information see [[Colorado Land and Property]]<br>

===Local Histories===
{{CO Histories Intro|Clear Creek}}

*[http://everynameindex.com/ClearCreekBoulderValleysCO.html Every Name Index to History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado]. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2011, original text by O. L. Baskin, 1880, reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1971.

''Online County Histories''

*''History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valley, Colorado.'' 1880.  By Sanford Charles Gladden.  Chicago, Illinois : O.L. Baskin. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/329791-history-of-clear-creek-and-boulder-valley-colorado-containing-a-brief-history-of-the-state-of-colorado-an-account-of-the-ute-trouble-a-history-of-gilpin-clear-creek-boulder-and-jefferson-counties-and-biographical-sketches?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011725082?type%5B%5D=title&lookfor%5B%5D=A&filter%5B%5D=format%3ABook&sort=year&ft=ft Hathitrust], [https://archive.org/details/historyofclearcr00olba Internet Archive]; {{WorldCat|866071134|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.

===Maps and Gazetteers===
{{CO Maps Intro|Clear Creek}}
{{CO Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{CO Clear Creek County}}}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/colorado/ Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Colorado] - shows boundary changes for Colorado Counties<br>
*[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/CO_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Colorado Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by [https://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library]<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393517&reqParentsLabel=Clear%20Creek%2C%20Colorado%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]:Cities and Towns- [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]

===Migration===
{{CO Migration Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Military Records===
{{CO Military Intro|Clear Creek}}

====Online Collections====
These collections are unique to Colorado. You will find nationwide databases for military records on [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records]] and [[Colorado Military Records|Colorado Military Records]].<br>

''All Veterans''<br>

*[https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado State Archives Veterans Grave Registration Index] at the [https://www.colorado.gov/archives/ Colorado State Archives website] - Index only; In the ''Record Type'' field, select, Military - Grave<br>

''Civil War''<br>

*[https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado Civil War Casualties Index] at the [https://www.colorado.gov/archives/ Colorado State Archives website] - Index only; In the ''Record Type'' field, select, Civil War Casualty<br>
*'''1861-1865''' - [https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado State Archives Volunteers Transcript of Record Index (1861-1865)] at the [https://www.colorado.gov/archives/ Colorado State Archives website] - Index only; In the ''Record Type'' field, select, Transcript of Record<br>

''Spanish-American War (1898)''<br>

*'''1898''' - [https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado Volunteers in the Spanish American War, 1898] - at the [https://www.colorado.gov/archives/ Colorado State Archives website] - Index only; In the ''Record Type'' field, select, Span-Am War Soldiers<br>

''World War I''<br>

*'''1916-1919''' - [https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado State Archives Denver War Risk Insurance Applicants, 1916-1919] - at the [https://www.colorado.gov/archives/ Colorado State Archives website] - Index only; In the ''Record Type'' field, select, War Risk Insurance<br>
*'''1917-1922''' - [https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado State Archives World War I Civilian Service Questionnaires, 1917-1922] - at the [https://www.colorado.gov/archives/ Colorado State Archives website] - Index only; In the ''Record Type'' field, select, WWI Questionnaire<br>
*'''1917-1918''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5442 Colorado Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — ($), index<br>

''World War II''
*'''1940-1945''' - {{RecordSearch|2515885|Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images - [[Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

''Vietnam War''<br>

*'''1966 & 1968''' - [https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado State Archives Vietnam War Casualties - June-December 1966 & January-December 1968] - at the [https://www.colorado.gov/archives/ Colorado State Archives website] - Index only; In the ''Record Type'' field, select, Vietnam Deaths<br>

For further information see [[Colorado Military Records]].

===Naturalization and Citizenship===
{{CO Naturalization Intro|Clear Creek}}

''Online Records''<br>

*'''1868-1990''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61194 Colorado, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1868-1990] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($); Index and images<br>
*'''1876-1990''' - {{RecordSearch|2285702|Colorado Naturalization Records, 1876-1990}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images; District Court records - [[Colorado Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]<br>

===Newspapers===
{{CO Newspapers Intro|Clear Creek}}
''Colorado Newspapers Online''

*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/co Colorado Online Historical Newspapers online] - in the [https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection] by the Colorado State Library
*[http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Colorado/Default.aspx?category=38&ldf=2 Colorado Newspapers] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($)
*[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/colorado GenealogyBank] - ($), contains images of Colorado newspapers
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/colorado/ Newspaper Archive] - ($), contains images of Colorado newspapers
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Chronicling America] - contains images of some Colorado newspapers; [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/help/#basic_searching searching tips]
*[http://elephind.com/ Elephind] - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites

*'''1872-1874''' - ''Daily Colorado Miner,'' Georgetown, online at [http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection] - free.<ref name="colo" />
*'''1876-1880''' - ''Colorado Miner,'' Georgetown, online at [http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection] - free.<ref name="colo">Colorado Online Historical Newspapers, https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/co, accessed 19 July 2013.</ref>
*'''1877-1881''' - ''Georgetown Courier,'' online at [http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection] - free.<ref name="colo" />

''Colorado Newspaper Catalogs''

*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/ U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper


===Obituaries===
{{CO Obituaries Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Other Records===
{{CO Other Records Intro|Clear Creek}}

'''''Public Records'''''<br>

For an excellent summary of the genealogical records available in Clear Creek County, see their website [http://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/index.aspx?nid=228 here].

===Periodicals===
{{CO Periodicals Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Probate Records===
{{CO Probate Intro|Clear Creek}}

'''Online Records'''

*'''1875–1974''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8665 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images '''$'''
*'''1881-1964''' [https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado State Archives] has provided an Index to the Clear Creek County Will Records for the years 1881 to 1964 on-line.

===School Records===
{{CO Schools Intro|Clear Creek}}

[https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search Colorado State Archives] has provided an index to the official records of the Clear Creek County Superintendent of Schools that are in the custody of the State Archives. This record is a hand written document identifying the students who were enrolled in School District #5 in 1874. This district generally encompasses what today is the Idaho Springs area. The information contained in the record generally shows the name of the student, date of the record, and where in the school district the child resided.
===Social Security Records===
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].

===Tax Records===
{{CO Tax Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Vital Records===
{{CO Vital Intro|Clear Creek}}

See also '''[[Colorado Vital Records]]'''

====Birth====
{{CO Birth Intro|Clear Creek}}

Birth records may become public records when 100 years have elapsed after the date of birth. EXCEPTION: The birth record of any individual who is known to be currently alive will remain confidential even if they are 100 years of age or greater. <ref name="registrar">Letter from Colorado State Registrar, Dated September 1, 2011. Policy Number 2011- 08. http://www.colorado.gov</ref>

For in-state births from 1903 to present, certificates can be obtained from Jefferson County Vital Statistics office. For birth certificates before 1903 contact the county where the birth occurred or the State Health Department at (303) 756-4464.

If you are obtaining a birth certificate for a sibling, parent, grandparent, etc., you will need to show chain of relationship. Examples are: A sibling could provide their birth certificate to show same parents. If you are trying to get a grandparent's birth certificate you will need to show your birth certificate, plus your parent's birth certificate to show chain of relationship. If you have questions on this please call our office at 303-271-6450.

====Marriage====
{{CO Marriage Intro|Clear Creek}}

The earliest county marriage records are in the Clear Creek County Archives.<ref name="red book">''The Red Book, American State, County, and Town Sources.'' Edited by Alice Eichholz. (Ancestry, Provo; 3d ed, 2004.) Colorado article by Birdie Monk Holzclaw and Marsha Hoffman Rising. page 92.</ref>*<br>

The Clear Creek County Recorder's office will search their indexes if you call or visit the office.

''Online Records''

*'''1784-2007''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=colorado%2cco Colorado, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] — index $
*'''1809-2011''' - [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011] - Index, incomplete, [http://abish.byui.edu/specialcollections/westernstates/alphabeticalListOfCounties.cfm list of counties included]<br>
*'''1853-2006''' - {{RecordSearch|1932434|Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch.org] - Index and images - [[Colorado Statewide Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]<br>
*'''1862-2006''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61366 Colorado, County Marriages and State Indexes, 1862-2006] at [http://http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($), Index and images<br>
*'''1864-1995''' - {{RecordSearch|1942851|Colorado, County Marriages, 1864-1995}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - Index and images - [[Colorado, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]<br>
*'''1882-1905''' [http://web.archive.org/web/20110724032145/http://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/Depts/Archives/archmarb.htm Marriage Licenses, 1882-1905] - an index of early marriage licenses
*'''1900-1939''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60251 Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($); Browseable images of original index<br>

====Death====
{{CO Death Intro|Clear Creek}}

Death records may become public records when 75 years have elapsed after the date of death. <ref name="registrar" />

Certificates can be obtained from the Jefferson County Vital Statistics office.To obtain a recent death certificate, you must show a direct and tangible interest to the deceased. Relatives include wife, mother, father, child (if they are listed on the death certificate). If they are not listed on the death certificate they must show proof of relationship. This would include maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, siblings if they can prove chain of relationship. If you have questions on this please call our office at 303-271-6450.

====Divorce====
{{CO Divorce Intro|Clear Creek}}

All divorces and divorce records are handled by the Clear Creek County Courts, Colorado Judicial District 5. Please contact their office directly at 303-679-2339.

''Online Records''<br>

*'''1851-1985''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60927 Colorado, Divorce Index, 1851-1985] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($); Index only<br>
*'''1900-1939''' - {{RecordSearch|2043439|Colorado Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - Browseable images of original index - [[Colorado Statewide Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]<br>

==Research Facilities==
{{CO Research Facilities Intro|Clear Creek}}

===Archives===
{{CO Archives Intro|Clear Creek}}

{{CO Archives}}

'''1867-1906''' Clear Creek County Naturalization Records <br>'''1874'''      Clear Creek County School Census <br>'''1881-1947''' Clear Creek County Will Record <br>'''1933-1935''' Clear Creek County Old Age Pensions <br>'''1950-1964''' Clear Creek County Wills

===Family History Centers===
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*[[Frisco Colorado Family History Center]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Boulder_Colorado_Family_History_Center Boulder Colorado Family history Center]
*[[Arvada Colorado Family History Center]]

===Libraries===
{{CO Libraries Intro|Clear Creek}}

*[http://www2.youseemore.com/clearcreeklibrary/ Clear Creek Library District]
*John Tomay Memorial Library<br>605 Sixth Street<br>Georgetown, CO 80444<br>Telephone: (303) 569-2620<br>[https://www.georgetown-colorado.org/business/john-tomay-memorial-library John Tomay Memorial Library]
*Idaho Springs Public Library<br>219 14th Avenue<br>P.O. Box 1509<br>Idaho Springs, CO 80452<br>Telephone: 303-567-2020<br>

===Museums===
{{CO Museums Intro|Clear Creek}}
==Societies==
{{CO Societies Intro|Clear Creek}}

'''Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, Inc.'''<br>P.O. Box 150382<br>Lakewood, CO 80215-0382<br>Telephone Number:303-935-9192<br>
[http://foothillsgenealogy.org Website]

==Websites==
{{CO Websites Intro|Clear Creek}}

*[http://usgenwebsites.org/COClearcreek/ Clear Creek County COGenWeb]
*{{FHL Place IDNum|205277|Colorado|Clear%20Creek}}- The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CO/Clear_Creek/ Clear Creek County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://www.everynameindex.com EveryNameIndex.com]&nbsp;&nbsp; Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.

==Research Guides==
{{CO Research Guides Intro|Clear Creek}}

==References==
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