Amherst, CO Public Records
Amherst is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Phillips County, Colorado, with an estimated population of 82 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey) and 0.5 square miles of land.
🏢 Local Government for Amherst
Amherst is not an incorporated city or town, so it has no city hall, town clerk or local government of its own. Local government services and records for Amherst come from Phillips County. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files come from the county and state offices below.
Population figure: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate for the Amherst census-designated place (a statistical area, not a government).
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Amherst
Amherst is in Phillips County. In Colorado, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. Divorce cases in Colorado are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Colorado are handled by the District Court in each county (the Denver Probate Court in Denver).
📍 Phillips County at a Glance
| County | Phillips County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 4,488 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Phillips County District Court – Clerk of Court (Phillips Combined Court)
| Address | 221 S. Interocean Avenue, 2nd Floor, Holyoke, CO 80734 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (970) 762-7010 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Colorado District Court and County Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, small claims) |
| Official website | coloradojudicial.gov |
| Sources | coloradojudicial.gov/…/phillips-county ↗ coloradojudicial.gov/…/clerks-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Phillips County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Amherst
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Amherst, CO:
📋 Amherst Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Colorado are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Colorado, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. |
| Court cases & divorce | Phillips County courthouse. Divorce cases in Colorado are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Colorado are handled by the District Court in each county (the Denver Probate Court in Denver). |
| State court system | Colorado Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | Colorado Sex Offender Registry (Colorado Bureau of Investigation) |