December 3, 2018 If you are researching your ancestry from Colorado, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online CO newspaper archives: 137 titles to help you search your family history in the “Centennial State,” providing coverage from 1859 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online Colorado newspaper archives!
Dig deep into our online archives and search for historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your ancestors from Colorado in these newspapers. Our CO newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Colorado Newspaper Archives (1859 – 1986)
Search Colorado Recent Obituaries (1988 – Today)
Here is a complete list of Colorado newspapers in the online archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The CO newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Years of Coverage | Issues Available | Collection |
| Akron | Akron News-Reporter | 10/08/2009 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Amache | Bulletin | 10/14/1942 – 10/24/1942 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Amache | Granada Pioneer | 11/01/1941 – 09/15/1945 | 327 | Newspaper Archives |
| Antonito | Voz del Valle | 10/12/1899 – 01/31/1901 | 49 | Newspaper Archives |
| Arvada | Arvada Press | 06/13/2011 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Aspen | Aspen Times | 02/08/2002 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Bayfield | Pine River Times | 02/21/2014 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Bellvue | Crystal Hill Pilot | 06/09/1883 – 07/07/1883 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Black Hawk | Daily Mining Journal | 06/15/1864 – 06/10/1865 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Black Hawk | Weekly Mining Journal | 11/20/1866 – 11/20/1866 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Boulder | Colorado Daily | 02/05/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Boulder | Daily Camera | 05/02/2001 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Boulder | Boulder County News | 07/28/1876 – 10/06/1876 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Brighton | Brighton Standard Blade | 10/30/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Brighton | Carbon Valley Farmer & Miner | 11/13/2008 – 08/26/2014 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Brighton | Commerce City Sentinel Express | 11/13/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Brighton | Fort Lupton Press | 10/30/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Broomfield | Broomfield Enterprise | 05/02/2001 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Brush | Brush News Tribune | 08/08/2002 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Burlington | Burlington Record | 03/31/2010 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Cañon City | Daily Record | 08/18/2009 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Canon City | Fremont County Record | 02/10/1883 – 02/10/1883 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Canon City | Mining Gazette | 11/18/1883 – 11/18/1883 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Canon City | Fremont County Record | 05/01/1880 – 07/14/1883 | 88 | Newspaper Archives |
| Canon City | Can~on City record | 07/01/1897 – 09/23/1909 | 639 | Newspaper Archives |
| Centennial | Centennial Citizen | 03/28/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Central City | Daily Central City Register | 06/15/1864 – 09/29/1876 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Cheyenne Wells | Cheyenne record | 09/18/1913 – 06/30/1921 | 403 | Newspaper Archives |
| Cheyenne Wells | Cheyenne Wells record | 07/07/1921 – 12/28/1922 | 78 | Newspaper Archives |
| Cheyenne Wells | Eastern Colorado times | 03/29/1912 – 09/04/1913 | 76 | Newspaper Archives |
| Colorado Springs | Gazette | 04/02/1988 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs Gazette | 06/03/1896 – 12/31/1922 | 9252 | Newspaper Archives |
| Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs Gazette and El Paso County News | 02/07/1874 – 02/05/1876 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Colorado Springs | Gazette, The: Blogs | 02/23/2006 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Colorado Springs | Gazette, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/21/2011 – 06/26/2018 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Conifer | High Timber Times | 02/28/2008 – 10/05/2016 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Cortez, Dolores, Mancos | Journal | 02/16/2002 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Craig | Moffat County Morning News | 07/18/2004 – 09/09/2007 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Craig | Craig Daily Press | 08/08/1999 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Crested Butte | Crested Butte Republican | 10/05/1881 – 09/26/1883 | 8 | Newspaper Archives |
| Crested Butte | Elk Mountain Bonanza | 07/10/1880 – 11/05/1881 | 26 | Newspaper Archives |
| Crested Butte | Elk Mountain Pilot | 06/02/1881 – 06/22/1882 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Crested Butte | Elk Mountain Pilot New | 06/24/1880 – 04/29/1920 | 948 | Newspaper Archives |
| Delta | Delta Chief | 03/07/1883 – 12/02/1885 | 127 | Newspaper Archives |
| Delta | Delta independent | 11/16/1886 – 11/22/1907 | 899 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Denver Post | 06/03/1989 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Denver | Denver Post, The: Blogs | 11/03/2006 – 05/05/2016 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Denver | Rocky Mountain News | 01/01/1990 – 02/27/2009 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Denver | Westword | 08/03/2006 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Denver | Cherry Creek Pioneer | 04/23/1859 – 04/23/1859 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Colorado Statesman | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Daily Colorado Republican and Rocky Mountain Herald | 09/12/1861 – 06/20/1862 | 71 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Denver Mirror | 06/21/1874 – 05/30/1875 | 46 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Denver Post Expanded | 10/10/1894 – 10/31/1986 | 13667 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Denver Republican | 01/01/1882 – 04/20/1906 | 537 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Denver Rocky Mountain News | 08/27/1860 – 12/31/1922 | 20809 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Denver Weekly Bulletin | 05/02/1860 – 06/06/1860 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Presbyterian Home Missions | 11/01/1874 – 12/01/1874 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Rocky Mountain News | 04/23/1859 – 12/25/1922 | 1732 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Rocky Mountain Presbyterian | 03/01/1872 – 01/01/1879 | 120 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Rocky Shimpo | 06/02/1944 – 12/31/1945 | 248 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Weekly Republican | 09/24/1896 – 09/24/1896 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Denverite | 06/21/2016 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Denver | Denver star | 03/22/1913 – 10/26/1918 | 291 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Franklin”s paper the Denver star | 11/23/1912 – 03/15/1913 | 17 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Franklin”s paper the statesman | 06/08/1906 – 11/16/1912 | 335 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Statesman | 01/13/1905 – 06/01/1906 | 63 | Newspaper Archives |
| Denver | Weekly Republican | 01/12/1911 – 05/02/1912 | 69 | Newspaper Archives |
| Dolores | Dolores Star | 08/01/2012 – 09/02/2015 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Durango | Durango Herald | 02/01/1998 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Eastonville | Eastonville World | 04/21/1894 – 05/11/1895 | 56 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elbert | Elbert County Tribune | 10/15/1891 – 10/05/1893 | 103 | Newspaper Archives |
| Englewood | Douglas County News-Press | 01/17/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Englewood | Elbert County News | 01/17/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Englewood | Englewood Herald | 01/18/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Estes Park | Estes Park Trail-Gazette | 10/07/2009 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Evergreen | Canyon Courier | 10/17/2007 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Collins | Rocky Mountain Collegian: Colorado State University | 08/28/2002 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Morgan | Fort Morgan Times | 09/14/2001 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Fowler | Fowler Tribune | 10/05/2009 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Frisco | Summit Daily News | 02/27/2002 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Fruita | Fruita Star | 10/09/1889 – 10/09/1889 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fulford | Fulford Signal | 04/14/1893 – 06/23/1893 | 8 | Newspaper Archives |
| Glenwood Springs | Post Independent | 02/13/2002 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Golden | Golden Transcript | 06/13/2011 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Granby | Sky-Hi News | 10/18/2007 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Grand Junction | Grand Valley Star-Times | 01/31/1891 – 03/10/1894 | 114 | Newspaper Archives |
| Greeley | Howitzer | 12/03/1886 – 12/10/1886 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Greeley | Greeley Tribune | 10/24/2002 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Gunnison | Sun | 09/29/1883 – 07/19/1884 | 29 | Newspaper Archives |
| Gunnison | Tri-weekly Sun | 10/23/1883 – 10/23/1883 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Gypsum | Eagle Valley Enterprise | 05/30/2013 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Highlands Ranch | Highlands Ranch Herald | 02/07/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Idaho Springs | Clear Creek Courant | 12/05/2007 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Julesburg | Julesburg Advocate | 10/20/2009 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Julesburg | Frontier Index | 07/05/1867 – 07/05/1867 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| La Junta | Ag Journal | 06/11/2010 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| La Junta | La Junta Tribune-Democrat | 03/27/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| La Junta | La Junta tribune | 01/01/1898 – 05/22/1909 | 1038 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lake City | Silver World | 03/02/1878 – 05/04/1886 | 24 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lakewood | Lakewood Sentinel | 06/13/2011 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Lamar | Lamar Ledger | 08/03/2004 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Las Animas | Bent County Democrat | 04/07/2009 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Littleton | Columbine Courier | 11/27/2007 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Littleton | Littleton Independent | 01/17/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Lone Tree | Lone Tree Voice | 01/24/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Longmont | Colorado Hometown Newspapers | 08/04/2004 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Longmont | Daily Times-Call | 12/01/2004 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Longmont | Longmont Ledger | 10/09/2009 – 04/21/2013 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Loveland | Daily Reporter-Herald | 12/01/2004 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Mancos | Mancos Times | 08/28/2012 – 06/02/2015 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Maysville | South Arkansas Miner | 04/30/1881 – 04/30/1881 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Meeker | Rio Blanco Herald Times | 01/03/2002 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Montrose | Montrose Daily Press | 01/10/2004 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Ouray | Solid Muldoon | 07/01/1881 – 07/01/1881 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Parker | Parker Chronicle | 01/18/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Pitkin | Pitkin Independent | 12/24/1881 – 12/24/1881 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Pitkin | Pitkin Mining News | 12/02/1881 – 07/21/1882 | 26 | Newspaper Archives |
| Pueblo | Pueblo Chieftain | 05/05/1903 – 01/01/1920 | 1089 | Newspaper Archives |
| Pueblo | Pueblo Republican | 08/10/1876 – 08/10/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Pueblo | Pueblo Chieftain | 01/05/1991 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Rifle | Citizen Telegram | 05/14/2013 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Saguache | Saguache Chronicle | 09/02/1876 – 09/02/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Saint Elmo | St. Elmo Mountaineer | 09/26/1885 – 09/26/1885 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| San Luis | Adobe | 03/01/1974 – 06/01/1978 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Snowmass Village | Snowmass Sun | 07/17/2013 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Steamboat Springs | Steamboat Pilot & Today | 04/13/2000 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Sterling | Journal-Advocate | 09/17/2001 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Thornton | Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel | 06/13/2011 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Tincup | Tin Cup Banner | 07/01/1882 – 07/29/1882 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Trinidad | Anunciador | 04/06/1918 – 11/18/1922 | 228 | Newspaper Archives |
| Vail | Vail Daily | 09/28/2002 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Westminster | Westminster Window | 05/18/2012 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Wheat Ridge | Wheat Ridge Transcript | 06/13/2011 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| White Pine | White Pine Cone | 03/06/1885 – 12/30/1892 | 112 | Newspaper Archives |
| Woodland Park | Pikes Peak Courier View | 01/16/2008 – 10/29/2015 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Woodland Park | Tribune | 01/16/2008 – 10/29/2015 | – | Recent Obituaries |
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