About Death Records
Deaths in Colorado were not officially registered with the State until approximately 1908. Before that time there is no guarantee that a record of death exists. Our best collection of death records for that time are deaths that happened in a Denver hospital, though other earlier death records exist.
The following records are held by the State Archives and may be accessed by online, phone, mail or in-person request. Please note that Death Certificates issued after 1908 are not held by the Archives. Please contact Certificates and Vital Records for these records.
Adams County
- Birth and Death Record, 1902-1907
- Coroner's Record, 1903-1944
Arapahoe/Denver County
- Riverside Cemetery Plot Certificates, 1878-1899
- Coroner's Inquests, 1897-1900
- Death Record, 1894-1898
- Death Register, 1887-1902
- Denver General Hospital Register of Deaths, 1887-1899
Boulder County
- Register of Burials, 1895-1897
- Coroner's Reports, 1909-1912
Cheyenne County
- Register of Deaths, 1893-1907
Custer County
- Coroner's Record, 1888-1915
Denver County
- Burial Permits, 1905-1915
- Death Books, 1881-1909
Douglas County
- Coroner's Inquests, 1856, 1868-1931
Eagle County
- Coroner's Inquests, 1885-1927
Elbert County
- Coroner's Inquests, 1886-1955
- Death Record, 1894-1907
El Paso County
- Coroner's Record, 1882-1940
- Coroner's Verdicts, 1913-1967
- Death Register, 1899-1907
Gilpin County
- Coroner's Inquests, 1894-1900
Jefferson County
- Coroner's Inquests, 1868-1914
- Death Record, 1899-1911
Kit Carson County
- Index to Birth and Death Records, 1890-1907
Logan County
- Coroner's Accounts, 1887-1900
Otero County
- Coroner's Inquests, 1889-1916
Ouray County
- Death Certificates, 1894-1907
- Coroner's Account, 1900 (Mar 7)
- Coroner's Inquests, 1898 (Mar 17)
Pueblo County
- Coroner's Reports, 1893-1894
- Pauper Burial Contract, 1892
Rio Blanco County
- Burial Record, 1893-1948
- Death Record, 1896-1952
Saguache County
- Coroner's Record, 1926-1943
San Miguel County
- Coroner's Report, 1899
Weld County
- Linn Grove Cemetery Burial Applications, 1912-1930