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Guide to the Crook County Justices of the Peace records

 Collection
Identifier: RG1167

Scope and Content

Dockets, and journals filed with the Crook County Justice of the Peace and County Courts ranging from criminal, civil court records, marriage records and coroners inquests . Cases heard by the Justice of the Peace Courts involved misdemeanor charges. Felony cases were either dismissed or bound over to the County District Court. Cases heard by the County Courts could involve either misdemeanor or low-level felony charges.

Dates

  • 1883-1893, 1952-1988

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Extent

38 cubic feet (includes volumes and boxes)

Abstract

Crook County Justice of the Peace/County Court records as maintained by the Wyoming State Archives consist of dockets, and files. They were originally filed with the Justice of the Peace in Crook County.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is divided into seven series including: Hay Creek Justice of the Peace records, Hullett Justice of the Peace records, Keystone Justice of the Peace records, Moorcroft Justice of the Peace records, Sundance Inside Southside Justice of the Peace records, Sundance Inside Northside Justice of the Peace records, and Sundance Justice of the Peace records,

Acquisition Information

MA 18704, transferred to Wyoming State Archives on February 13, 1991

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by at the date of processing.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Curtis Greubel and Carl Hallberg

Title
Guide to the Crook County Justices of the Peace records, 1886-1893, 1952-1988
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Processed by Curtis Greubel and Carl Hallberg
Date
"©" 2015
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository

Contact:
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826