Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Elbert County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Tax records
- Assessor Abstract of Assessment · 2013 archival inventory1873-1899; 1900-1919; 1920-1926; 1927-1947
- Assessor Abstract of Assessment Roll · 2013 archival inventory1893-1908; 1909-1912; 1913-1920
- Assessor Tax List · 2013 archival inventory1879-1891
- Clerk and Recorder Tax Sale Book · 2013 archival inventory1873-1879
- Clerk and Recorder Tax Sale Record · 2013 archival inventory1898-1968
- Treasurer Motor Vehicle Tax List · 2013 archival inventory1935
- Treasurer Record of Tax Sales · 2013 archival inventory1873-1961
- Treasurer Tax List (Town of Elizabeth) · 2013 archival inventory1919-1929
- County Court Probate-Inheritance Tax Record · 2013 archival inventory1918-1937
Other records
Deeds and land
- Assessor Plat Book · 2013 archival inventory1920-1961
- Clerk and Recorder General Index Grantee · 2013 archival inventory1871-1936; 1871-1965; 1937-1955; 1955-1965
- Clerk and Recorder General Index Grantor · 2013 archival inventory1871-1955; 1965
- Clerk and Recorder Land Office Abstract · 2013 archival inventory1868-1921
- Clerk and Recorder Maps, Plats, and Plans · 2013 archival inventory1877-1972
- Clerk and Recorder Real Estate Record Book · 2013 archival inventory1948
- Clerk and Recorder Surveyor’s Notes · 2013 archival inventory1866-1872
- Surveyor Boundary Records · 2013 archival inventory1866-1870
- Surveyor Field Survey Notes · 2013 archival inventory1866-1872
- Surveyor Surveyors Record · 2013 archival inventory1912-1933
- Treasurer Land Abstract and Plat Book · 2013 archival inventory1901-1940
- Treasurer Ledger Release (Deed of Trust) · 2013 archival inventory1916-1927
County government
- Board of County Commissioners Index to Cty Comm Record · 2013 archival inventory1874-1898
- Clerk and Recorder Abstract of Votes · 2013 archival inventory1878-1923; 1928-1956
- Clerk and Recorder Brand Book · 2013 archival inventory1874-1899; 1885-1894
- Clerk and Recorder Brand Records · 2013 archival inventory1874-1883
- Clerk and Recorder Certs of Title Motor Vehicles · 2013 archival inventory1925
- Clerk and Recorder Index to County Orders · 2013 archival inventory1891
- Clerk and Recorder Mechanics Lien Record · 2013 archival inventory1888-1918
- Clerk and Recorder Reception Book · 2013 archival inventory1874-1972; 1897-1921; 1924-1939; 1972-1983
- Clerk and Recorder Register of Cty Prect Officers · 2013 archival inventory1874-1902
- Clerk and Recorder Register Farm or Ranch · 2013 archival inventory1916-1923
- Clerk and Recorder Registry of County Orders · 2013 archival inventory1874-1914
- Treasurer Bounty Affadavit · 2013 archival inventory1889-1897
- Treasurer Cash Book · 2013 archival inventory1874-1894
- Treasurer Index to Ledger · 2013 archival inventory1887-1888
- Treasurer Record of Bounties Paid · 2013 archival inventory1889-1892
- Treasurer Record of Disbursements · 2013 archival inventory1874-1900
- Treasurer Records of Bounties Paid · 2013 archival inventory1889-1892
- Treasurer Records of Disbursements · 2013 archival inventory1874-1900
Military records
- Clerk and Recorder Discharge Record · 2013 archival inventory1919-1943; 1943-1966
Marriages, births and deaths
- Clerk and Recorder Marriage Application · 2013 archival inventory1959-1967
- Clerk and Recorder Marriage License · 2013 archival inventory1874-1898; 1885-1893; 1893-1955; 1922-1931
- Clerk and Recorder Marriage License Book · 2013 archival inventory1874-1898
- Clerk and Recorder Marriage Licenses · 2013 archival inventory1893-1967
- Clerk and Recorder Marriage Licenses Certificates · 2013 archival inventory1893-1935
- Clerk and Recorder Marriage Records · 2013 archival inventory1883-1935; 1893-1922
- Clerk and Recorder Marriage Register Certificates · 2013 archival inventory1874-1959
- Clerk and Recorder Record of Marriages · 2013 archival inventory1898-1935; 1935 -1959
Schools
Court records
- Combined Court Civil Cases · 2013 archival inventory1870-1910
- County Court Bond Record · 2013 archival inventory1880-1913; 1930-1939
- County Court Cash Books · 2013 archival inventory1965-1970; 1970-1971
- County Court Court Record · 2013 archival inventory1913-1924; 1924-1936; 1936-1952; 1953-1964
- County Court Criminal Cases · 2013 archival inventory1870-1909
- County Court Execution Docket · 2013 archival inventory1881-1954
- County Court Fee Book · 2013 archival inventory1899-1913
- County Court Judges Docket · 2013 archival inventory1880-1927; 1928-1938
- County Court Old Age Pension Record · 2013 archival inventory1933-1936
- District Court Civil & Criminal Cases · 2013 archival inventory1888-1915; 1918-1925; 1925-1930; 1930-1931; 1933-1939
- District Court Civil Case Filings · 2013 archival inventory1886-1926
- District Court Civil Cases · 2013 archival inventory1897-1928; 1921-1928; 1928-1939; 1940-1967
- District Court Civil Order Books · 2013 archival inventory1958-1968; 1968-1971; 1971-1974
- District Court Coroner’s Inquest · 2013 archival inventory1888-1955
- District Court Court Record · 2013 archival inventory1877-1958
- District Court Criminal Cases · 2013 archival inventory1884-1918
- District Court Execution Docket · 2013 archival inventory1926-1949
- District Court Fee Book · 2013 archival inventory1877-1910; 1910-1920; 1920-1925; 1925-1965
- District Court Filings - Bonds and Recognizances · 2013 archival inventory1894-1939
- District Court Grand Docket · 2013 archival inventory1877-1915
- District Court Grand Jury Filings · 2013 archival inventory1886-1933
- District Court Judges Docket · 2013 archival inventory1890-1958; 1921-1954
- District Court Judgment Book · 2013 archival inventory1879-1922
- District Court Judgment Docket · 2013 archival inventory1877-1906
- District Court Old Age Pension Record · 2013 archival inventory1933-1936; 1936
- District Court Outstanding Check Register · 2013 archival inventory1970-1971
- District Court Petit Jury Cases · 2013 archival inventory1891-1933
- District Court Receipt Register · 2013 archival inventory1970-1971
- District Court Register of Actions · 2013 archival inventory1878-1910; 1909-1938
- District Court Statement of Fees · 2013 archival inventory1891-1914
- District Court Water Case Filings · 2013 archival inventory1883-1910
- Justice Court Justice Docket · 2013 archival inventory1899-1929
Wills and estates
- Combined Court Probate-Cases · 2013 archival inventory1874-1910
- County Court Guardian Record · 2013 archival inventory1911-1932; 1936
- County Court Probate Case Files · 2013 archival inventory1874-1875
- County Court Probate-Administration Record · 2013 archival inventory1910-1935
- County Court Probate-Adm & Executor’s Record · 2013 archival inventory1881-1910
- County Court Probate-Appraisement Record · 2013 archival inventory1918-1929; 1954-1961
- County Court Probate-Decree of Final Settlement · 2013 archival inventory1929-1952
- County Court Probate-Estate Ledger · 2013 archival inventory1881-1909
- County Court Probate-Final Report · 2013 archival inventory1911-1919; 1919-1932; 1932-1954
- County Court Probate-Inventory Record · 2013 archival inventory1915-1929; 1928-1948; 1948-1956
- County Court Probate-Inventory, Appraise and Sale · 2013 archival inventory1881-1905; 1907-1918
- County Court Probate-Record · 2013 archival inventory1888-1917; 1917-1919; 1919-1955; 1955-1970
- County Court Probate-Record of Inheritance Proc · 2013 archival inventory1921-1941
- County Court Probate-Register Claim Docket · 2013 archival inventory1910-1932
- County Court Probate-Register of Actions · 2013 archival inventory1880-1914; 1914-1926; 1926-1947
- County Court Probate-Wills & Executors Record · 2013 archival inventory1911-1943
- District Court Probate-Cases · 2013 archival inventory1874-1875; 1881-1969; 1921-1943
Naturalization records
- District Court Naturalizations-Cert of Citizenship · 2013 archival inventory1913-1917
- District Court Naturalizations-Declarations · 2013 archival inventory1908-1928
- District Court Naturalizations-Papers · 2013 archival inventory1879-1910
- District Court Naturalizations-Petition and Record · 2013 archival inventory1909-1931
- District Court Naturalizations-Record · 2013 archival inventory1875-1900
- District Court Naturalizations-Records · 2013 archival inventory1880-1906
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected county and court series from the Colorado State Archives 2013 Finding Aids Quick Index. Only unambiguous dated rows marked Open in that historical index are included. That label does not certify current access. Confirm custody and restrictions with the Archives. Spans summarize separate storage units and may contain gaps.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Elbert County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county clerk and recorder and the district court, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county clerk and recorder
Deeds and other land records, and marriage licenses.
- The district court
Probate (wills and estates) in every county but Denver, which has its own probate court, plus divorces and civil cases.
- The Colorado State Archives
In Denver: county and court records, territorial records and indexes.
- Colorado State Archivesfree
The state archives in Denver, with county, court and territorial records and indexes to many of them.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Colorado, Elbert" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Douglas County, Greenwood County (extinct)
Check the parent county for earlier records: Douglas County
Later formed partly from Elbert County: Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Lincoln County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1874, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
A 1907 law set up statewide registration of births and deaths in Colorado; the state's own records begin with deaths in 1900 and births in 1910. Before 1861 the area was part of Kansas, Nebraska, Utah and New Mexico territories, so an early settler's records can be in any of them.