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Elbert County, Colorado
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Elbert County, Colorado Facts
When was Elbert County, CO Created?
Elbert County was established on February 2, 1874 from Douglas County.
What is the County Seat of Elbert County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Kiowa and the county government website is http://www.elbertcounty-co.gov/
What counties are adjacent to Elbert County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Arapahoe County, Lincoln County, El Paso County, Douglas County.
Elbert County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Elbert County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Elbert County vital records can be found at the Colorado Office of Vital Records which has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Colorado for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Elbert County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Colorado Birth Certificate, Marriage Verification, Divorce Verification, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Elbert County, CO Census Records
What Elbert County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Elbert County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Elbert Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1880. Elbert Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1880. Elbert Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Elbert County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Elbert County, CO?
A list of Elbert County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Colorado Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Colorado Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Colorado State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Elbert County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Elbert County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Elbert County (usgwarchives.net)
Elbert County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Elbert County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Elbert County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Colorado courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Colorado residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Elbert County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Colorado Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Elbert County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, CO 80117-0037
- Phone: 303.621.3129
- Elbert County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1874
- Land Records: 1874
- Elbert County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1874
- Court Records: 1874
- Elbert County Health and Environment
- Birth / Death Records: 1894–1907 / 1876–96
Where can I connect with other Elbert County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Elbert County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Elbert County.
Elbert Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Colorado Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Colorado historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Colorado (1859–1978) (genealogybank.com)
- Elbert County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Elbert County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Elbert Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Colorado Divorce Records, Various Sources 1851 – 2004 (archives.com) Various Public Records Sources
- Colorado Marriage Records 1975 – 2004 (archives.com) Colorado State Public Record Offices
- Colorado, Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939 (familysearch.org) Colorado Department of Health card index of divorces in Colorado from 1900-1939. The index is arranged in alphabetical order.
- Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 (familysearch.org) Card index created by the Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health in Colorado. The index is arranged alphabetically by groom’s name providing county, names of husband and wife, age, race, date and place of marriage, certificate number.
Elbert Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Elbert Co. CO Census Records
- Elbert County, CO Census Records Links
- Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
- Elbert County, CO Census QuickFacts
Elbert Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Elbert Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Elbert County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Elbert Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Elbert Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Elbert County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Elbert Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Elbert Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Elbert County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Elbert County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Elbert Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Elbert County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Elbert (cyndislist.com)
- Elbert County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Elbert Co. COGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Elbert County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Elbert Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Elbert Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Elbert County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Elbert County Map (livgenmi.com)
Elbert Co. CO Military Records
- Colorado Military Records Research Guide
- Colorado Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Colorado men and women who served. Perfect for Elbert County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Elbert Co. CO Schools & Directories
- Colorado City Directories (search.ancestry.com) This database is a collection of city directories for various years and cities in Colorado. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of its citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. Sometimes the wife’s name will be listed in parentheses or italics following the husband’s. Often, dates of deaths of individuals listed in the previous year’s directory are listed as well as the names of partners of firms, and when possible, the forwarding addresses or post offices of people who moved to another town. In addition to the alphabetical portion, a city directory may also contain a business directory, street directory, governmental directory, and listings of town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, and other miscellaneous matters of general and local interest.
- The Colorado state business directory: 1876, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887-8, 1889, 1890, 1894, 1896, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1923 (search.ancestry.com)