county records
Regional government files
County records are official documents maintained by a county government, including property deeds, marriage licenses, birth and death certificates, court proceedings, and tax assessments.
These records serve as the legal documentation for transactions and vital events within the county's jurisdiction.
Genealogists and title researchers frequently consult county records: I found my great-grandmother's marriage certificate in the county records.
- birth certificateOfficial record of arrival
- death certificateOfficial record of passing
- deedWritten property conveyance
- property taxLevy on owned land
- marriage licenseLegal authorization to wed
court docket · divorce decree · census data · assessor · judgment · meeting minutes · mortgage · land survey · public notice · title search · election results · voter rolls · lien · warrant · family tree · genealogy research · file · indexes
- recordsworld record, record, Guinness, documents, album
- county governmentboard of supervisors, commissioners, tax assessor, tax collector, assessor
- crime recordscase files, police reports, court cases, mugshots, rap sheets
- Marriage Recordsmarriage license, marriage certificate, wedding date, maiden name, marriage age
- official recordsbirth certificate, government documents, birth certificates, death certificate, death certificates
- police recordsarrest report, police reports, incident report, case files, crime report
county recordsfederal records
Official national government documents
national archives · state records · city records · parish records · state archives
county recordsprivate papers
classified documents · sealed records · state secrets · trade secrets · private correspondence
county recordsoral history
Recorded interviews about the past
hearsay · folk memory · personal papers · private correspondence · anecdotal evidence