SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.

About this guide

Carbon County is a county in Wyoming with about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 6 county office pages for Carbon County, every one opened and checked, and lists 1 more whose site blocks automated checks.

In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, County Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.

Where Carbon County public records live

Each kind of Carbon County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.

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Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Carbon County

A person arrested in Carbon County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Carbon County.

  • Website: carboncountysheriff.com
  • Checked: October 2, 2026, the site blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), and the page was found in a live search index on October 2, 2026; open it directly in a browser.

Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.

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Court records and case lookups in Carbon County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Carbon County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Carbon County.

  • Website: wyocomet.wyo.gov/repositories/2/resources/2096 (page title: Collection: Guide to the Carbon County District Court Records | ArchivesSpace Public Interface)
  • Phone: (307) 777-7826
  • Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.

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County Clerk of Carbon County

The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Carbon County.

  • Website: carboncountywy.gov/938/County-Clerk (page title: County Clerk | Carbon County, WY)
  • Phone: 307-328-2668
  • Address: 215 W. Buffalo St. Rawlins, WY 82301
  • Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm
  • Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Carbon County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Carbon County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.

Recorded documents: County Clerk (records)

  • Website: carboncountywy.gov/943/Land-Records (page title: Land Records | Carbon County, WY)
  • Phone: 307-328-2677
  • Address: 215 West Buffalo Street, Suite 217 Rawlins, WY 82301
  • Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.

Property values: County Assessor

  • Website: carboncountywy.gov/936/County-Assessor (page title: County Assessor | Carbon County, WY)
  • Phone: 307-328-2637
  • Address: 215 W. Buffalo St., Room 262 Rawlins, WY 82301
  • Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm
  • Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.

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Birth, death and marriage records in Carbon County

In Wyoming, certified birth and death certificates are ordered from the state vital records office rather than a county office. Marriage license records are kept locally; the county clerk listed above can say where in Carbon County.

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County Attorney for Carbon County

The County Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Carbon County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.

  • Website: carboncountywy.gov/937/County-Attorney (page title: County Attorney | Carbon County, WY)
  • Phone: 307-328-2700
  • Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm
  • Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.

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Public records requests to Carbon County

Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Carbon County.

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Statewide Wyoming sources

Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Wyoming state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.

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These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Carbon County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in Carbon County

Carbon County has 10 incorporated cities and towns (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city. SearchSystems has a guide to the city offices of Rawlins; the linked name open it.

  • Rawlins (7,952)
  • Saratoga (1,760)
  • Hanna (660)
  • Encampment (444)
  • Baggs (407)
  • Sinclair (361)
  • Medicine Bow (238)
  • Elk Mountain (148)
  • Dixon (74)
  • Riverside (66)

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Carbon County Arrest Records

The Carbon County arrest records guide names the three agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 1,137 arrests the three agencies with every month of 2020 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.

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Carbon County Records Guides

SearchSystems has nine more guides to Carbon County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Carbon County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Carbon County inmate search (the jail page of the Carbon County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Carbon County criminal records (the court file, the Wyoming criminal history and the local arrest records), Carbon County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Carbon County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Wyoming Public Records Act requires), Carbon County traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Carbon County DUI (the DWUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Carbon County divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Carbon County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Carbon County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

Where do I look up a court case in Carbon County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for Carbon County is at wyocomet.wyo.gov, phone (307) 777-7826. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

Who records deeds in Carbon County?

The County Clerk (records), at carboncountywy.gov/943/Land-Records. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Carbon County are filed there.

How do I get a birth or death certificate for Carbon County?

From the Wyoming state vital records office at health.wyo.gov, which issues certified copies for every event in the state.

How do I request a public record from Carbon County?

Through the records request page at carbonwy.govqa.us. A record that is not covered there is requested from the office that holds it.