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Guide to Elbert County Colorado genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Elbert County, Colorado | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Colorado | |
 Location of Colorado in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 2, 1874 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Kiowa |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Elbert County Courthouse 215 Comanche Street Kiowa, CO 80117-0037 Phone 303.621.3129 Elbert County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1893
and land records from 1874 Clerk of Combined
Courts has divorce, probate and court records[1]
History
Parent County
1874--Elbert County was created 2 February 1874 from Douglas and Greenwood Counties. Greenwood County was abolished in 1874.
County seat: Kiowa [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Elbert County, Colorado census records online, see: Colorado Census.
Church
Court
Elbert County Old Age Pension Records 1933-1936. An Index compiled from the offical record of the applications granted by the Elbert County Commissioners during these years. Record may show the following:
- Name of Applicant
- Date and Amount of pension payment
- Any adjustments to the pension
- Person's age
- Town nearest to where they lived
- Other Actions done by the County
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Colorado State Archives has put an Index to the Elbert County Will Record for the years 1887-1966 on-line
School Records
Colorado State Archives has put an Index to the record of those students who achieved an eighth grade promotion for the years 1918 - 1930 on-line. The Index shows the name, date, address, school name and district number.
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Elbert County Library District
239 Main Street
Elizabeth, CO 80107
Telephone: 303- 646-3792
Website www2.youseemore.com/ecld/Default.asp
Elbert County Historical Society
515 Comanche Street (Highway 86)
PO Box 43
Kiowa, Colorado 80117
Website http://www.elbertcountymuseum.org/index.htm
Family History Centers
Web Sites
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Elbert County, Colorado. Page 98 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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