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> United States > Colorado > CO Counties > Elbert
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Website | https://www.elbertcounty-co.gov |
Established | February 02, 1874 |
Disbanded | Still Active |
Last Modified | BrentinCO August 11, 2019 03:06pm |
Description | Elbert County was created on February 2, 1874, from the eastern portions of Douglas County. On February 6, 1874, the county was enlarged to include part of northern Greenwood County upon Greenwood's dissolution, and originally extended south and east of its present boundaries to reach to the Kansas state line. The county was named for Samuel Hitt Elbert, the Governor of the Territory of Colorado when the county was formed. In 1889, Elbert County was reduced to its modern size when its eastern portions were taken to create Lincoln, Kit Carson, and Cheyenne counties. |
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November 15, 2001 -
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April 11, 1889 -
January 01, 2002
ELBERT lost to creation of KIT CARSON and LINCOLN.
(Colo. Laws 1889, 7th sess. S.B. 48, pp. 225-228; S.B. 106, pp. 234-237)
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March 25, 1889 -
April 11, 1889
ELBERT lost to creation of CHEYENNE.
(Colo. Laws 1889, 7th sess., S.B. 116, pp. 56-59)
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February 02, 1874 -
March 25, 1889
ELBERT created from DOUGLAS, GREENWOOD (extinct), and Cheyenne Indian Reserve.
(Colo. Terr. Laws 1874, 10th sess., pp. 69-70)
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