Montrose Genealogy Center Resources
Below is a list of the resources in our collection. Most are in print, some are online and some are on CD/DVD. Depending on availability and space, we also collect similar types of sources for the state of Colorado, and the counties of Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale,Ouray, San Juan and San Miguel.
Cemetery Records
Census
- 1885 State Census for Montrose County
- All censuses available on Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest Online & Genweb
Deaths for Montrose County
- Montrose Deaths in newspapers 1882-1919
- Montrose Deaths 1882-1996 Card File
Funeral Home Records
- 1902+ (We are continuing to add to these records)
Marriage Records
- Montrose County 1882-1909
- Colorado State Marriages 1858-1939
Miscellaneous Records
- City Directories for Montrose County
- Periodicals-historical and genealogical for Colorado
- Family Histories
- Pamphlet File-mainly for Montrose County
- Surname File-Mainly for Montrose County
- Bits and Pieces; a history of Olathe, Colorado
- Where Apple Was King- a history of Montrose County
Military Records
- World War I Draft Registration information for Montrose County
Montrose Enterprise
- 1899-1904, Oct 1921-May 1922
Montrose (Weekly) Press
- 1903-1906, 1908-1909, 1911, 1918-1920
Montrose Daily Press
- 1910-1913, Jan 1914-Jun 1914, Jul 1915-Dec 1915, 1916-Jun 1918, Jan 1919-Jun 1919, 1920-Jun 1924, 1926, 1928-1930, 1932-1939
Olathe Criterion
- 1905-1973
Obituaries
- Montrose County 2000-current
Quarterly Publications
- Table of Contents for “Uncompahgre Valley Chronicle” Quarterly
Yearbooks, Historical 1907-
- Montrose County: Montrose High School, Olathe High School, Centennial Middle School, Columbine Middle School, Ouray County: Ridgway School