Board of County Commissioners Indexes to Road Actions, 1862-1941

Series

Identifier: Series-141

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Indexes to road-related actions heard and/or acted upon by the Board of County Commissioners, with book and page number referencing where in the Commission Minutes or the Road Record book the action was discussed.

Index to Road Actions by Location is arranged first by township, then by range and then by section. It lists name of road or state/US highway number; petitioners' names; location and description of proposed road (may also include information as to when a new road was opened or an old road vacated); proposed changes to an existing road; length or width of road; vacations; declaration as a county road; and status of petition (withdrawn, granted, not granted, etc.). Also contains a name index to petitioners and a list of road actions with no petitioners given, and a small section of miscellaneous roads with no township or range given.

Index to Road Actions by Type of Action contains a list of actions taken along with date of action, and is arranged by section within township and range.

Index to Road Actions by Petitioner Name is a name index which and contains date of petiton; name of petitioners; and where road commences.

Dates

Record Keeping: 1862-1941

Creator

Jefferson County (Colo.). Board of County Commissioners (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Archives collection material is non-circulating, requires staff retrieval and is available for use by appointment in the reading room.

Extent

0.56 Cubic Feet (Two bound volumes, one post-bound volume)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Indexes to road-related actions heard and/or acted upon by the Board of County Commissioners, with book and page number referencing Commission Minutes or the Road Record book where the action was discussed.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Index to Road Actions by location transferred to the Archives by the Clerk to the Board in 2011. Remaining two indexes transferred to the Archives by the Clerk and Recorder's office in 2016.

Related Materials

Series 179: Road Record Book 1-A; Series 183: Commission Minutes and Resolutions; Series 239: Road Book

Subjects

Indexes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Jefferson County (Colo.) -- Genealogy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Jefferson County (Colo.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Roads -- Colorado -- Jefferson County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Roads -- Surveying Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings