Gilpin County, Colorado Genealogy and History A Part of the Genealogy Trails History Group

Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy Hosted by Dennis & Cathy Danielson A Gilpin county Colorado Scene, Showing the Prize, Gunnell, Concrete, Gold Collar and Eureka Mines Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic web-authoring skills, consider joining us! Get the details on our Volunteer Page [A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage is required.] County Information Founded November 1, 1861 Gilpin County was named after Colonel William Gilpin, the first Governor of the Territory of Colorado. The County Seat is Central City. Online Data Architectural Features Association, Clubs & Organizations Biographies Births Books Businesses Cemeteries Census Churches County Records Directories Geographical Features Historical Info Marriages, Anniversaries & Divorces Military Records Mining Articles News Articles Obituaries/Deaths People, Pioneers & Who's Who School Info Towns, Villages and Post Offices Website Updates: 01 March 2025: Mining Articles: Mining Accidents - Lew Harper Injured; James Miller Killed, Antonio and Lorenzo Nattivi injured; Daniel Panciera Killed; Ermegildo Pedrizi Killed; Jesse Pourier Injured; William Wiley Drowned Mining Articles: Mining News - William H. Chittenden Body Found; William Wyle Died 07 February 2025: Biographies: Governor Robert W. Steel; James Stevens (Second Bio); Alexander Stevenson; David D. Strock (Second Bio); John B. Sutton; James Truxton Swena 04 January 2025: Biographies: Helen (Campbell) Smith; N. K. Smith; Major William A. Smith; William A. Smith; Michael Soden; Gertrude Nancy Stanton; Col. Irving W. Stanton Previous Website Updates Colorado State Bird Lark Bunting Search Our Sites Submit a Transcribed Obituary to be placed onto this website If you are interested in adding information this website, Email US. We'll be happy to help your families' obituaries, news items and other historical data find a home here at Colorado Genealogy Trails, where it will remain free for all to view. We regret that we are unable to perform personal research for you. All data we come across is added to this site, so please keep checking back!   Adjacent Counties   Boulder County, CO - north  Jefferson County, CO - east Clear Creek County, CO - south Grand County, CO - west JOIN US! DEDICATED TO FREE GENEALOGY   Copyright © Genealogy Trails 2025 All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters. No data is to be copied to other websites